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CFPB Urges Employers to Follow FCRA When Using Background Dossiers and Algorithmic Scores
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a recent policy statement advising employers to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act...
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Adverse Action
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Supreme Court Ruling Impacts on Future Adverse Action
May 15, 2024 12:00:00 AM
On April 17, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a groundbreaking ruling in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis. The decision resolves a split among Federal...
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Chicago Substantially Amends Its Ban the Box Ordinance
Jun 1, 2023 12:00:00 AM
On April 24, 2023, the City of Chicago published an amended ban-the-box ordinance that limits the use of conviction and arrest records by employers....
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Higher Court Reviews Employment Discrimination Case
Apr 5, 2022 12:00:00 AM
We previously covered the appellate court decision in Cree, Inc. v. LIRC. After our last post, the case continued to move through the legal process....
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Lowe’s Accused of FCRA Violations
Mar 17, 2022 12:00:00 AM
Home improvement store Lowe’s is accused of violating the FCRA. The claims are part of a putative class action suit filed in the Western District of...
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Rideshare Companies in the Hot Seat for Screening Practices
Oct 13, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Transportation service giants Uber and Lyft have faced a fair share of attention related to their drivers. Buckley v. Uber claim both rideshare...
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The Ninth Circuit Takes on Background Report Disclosures (Again)… and Pre-Adverse Action Requirements Too
Apr 21, 2020 12:00:00 AM
We have previously written about Gilberg v. California Check Cashing Stores, LLC, a recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that dove...
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Thinking About Adverse Action? Make a Plan!
Mar 27, 2020 12:00:00 AM
If you use a third-party agency to provide you with background reports (which are also referred to as “consumer reports”), you may want to...