When a consumer reporting agency reports public records that are likely to have an adverse effect upon a consumer’s ability to obtain employment, the Fair Credit Reporting Act gives consumer reporting agencies a choice. The agency can either (1) provide a contemporaneous notice to the consumer at the time that…
Today, I am going to answer the questions that I get most frequently from people who are having issues with a background check. How do I know if my background check is causing me to lose a job? Many people contact our law firm suspecting that a background check may…
Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a consumer can only recover statutory or punitive damages if the defendant’s violation of the statute was “willful.” 15 U.S.C. § 1681n. In the Supreme Court’s decision in Safeco Ins. Co. of Am. v. Burr, 551 U.S. 47 (2007), the Court resolved a circuit…
How the new age of non-human background screening services by companies like Checkr have hampered employment opportunities at UBER Companies that operate on-demand services, such as Uber or Lyft, have exploded in the past few years, and hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people have applied to work for…
Welcome to the first post of our Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) blog. It is our hope that this blog will provide a useful resource regarding current FCRA litigation issues. One of the FCRA’s core protections for consumers is the FCRA’s prohibition on reporting outdated and obsolete information. 15 U.S.C….