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Chicago Substantially Amends Its Ban the Box Ordinance
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
April 5, 2022
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
March 16, 2022
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
October 13, 2021
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
April 20, 2020
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!
March 27, 2020
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...