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Rental car company to settle background check suit for $2.7M
Avis Budget Group reached an agreement to settle a class-action suit claiming the company improperly acquired and used background checks to reject job applicants. Read More
Class action claims superstore chain’s background checks ran afoul of FCRA
A plaintiff claims Pacific Northwest superstore chain Fred Meyer provided him with extraneous background check disclosures and failed to provide him the opportunity to adequately dispute the results of his background check. Read More
DOT to add opioids to transportation worker drug testing panel
The Department of Transportation (DOT) will expand its current panel to include testing for semi-synthetic opioids hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone and oxycodone. Read More
Food services and facilities management company settles FCRA suit
Sodexo, Inc. agreed to settle a suit that alleged the company routinely violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by conducting investigative consumer reports without providing the proper disclosures. Read More
Arizona governor directs state personnel officials to “Ban the Box”
Gov. Doug Ducey issued an executive order instructing all state agencies to eliminate any questions on initial job applications about whether a person has a criminal record. Read More