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A California Unicorn: Court Issues Favorable Background Check Ruling for Employer in Class Action

Employers in California are frequently faced with class action lawsuits brought by current or former employees. Oftentimes, these actions are brought for alleged wage and hour violations, but we’ve seen an uptick in suits...more

2/9/2023 / Background Checks , Class Action , Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Litigation , Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) , Hiring & Firing

Learn from Lyft—How to Ward Off the Rising Number of Background Check Class Actions

Companies are increasingly faced with class actions for alleged violations of one of the “big three” —the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), or the Fair Credit Reporting Act...more

12/19/2018 / Arbitration Agreements , Background Checks , Class Action , Class Action Arbitration Waivers , Employer Liability Issues , Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) , Hiring & Firing , Job Applicants , Lyft

Employment Background Checks: In a State of Flux, but Still Worth Doing

Background checks have been a tool for employers to use to screen applicants for quite some time. However, recently there have been many changes and an increase in litigation in the background check arena....more

3/2/2017 / Background Checks , Ban the Box , Criminal Background Checks , Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) , Hiring & Firing , Job Applicants , Local Ordinance

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