Allegations have been settled for the four companies who falsely claimed to be certified under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, which establishes a process to allow companies to transfer consumer data from European Union countries to the United States in compliance with EU law.
On October 15th, the Virgin Islands passed a Ban the Box law impacting what employers may and may not inquire into as it pertains to criminal history. The law will take effect once the Governor signs the legislation.
On September 24, 2018, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reached an agreement with a large furniture retailer over allegations of racial discrimination tied to the employer’s criminal background check policy.
In August 2018, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an earlier district court judgement that dismissed the FCRA class action lawsuit for lack of standing. In its opinion, the Court found the plaintiff did in fact have standing to sue.
Earlier this summer, Congress passed S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to allow consumers to request a free security freeze from one of the three nationwide credit bureaus.
As part of a safety and security overhaul, a ridesharing company recently announced that it is expanding its background screening policies to include continuous and annual screening of its employees.
US District Judge Loretta Preska ruled that the independent structure of the Consumer of Financial Protection Bureau is unconstitutional.
Concluding a long, drawn-out legal battle, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion on August 20, 2018 finding the state’s Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA) is not “unconstitutionally vague”.
