Recent Resources

• Westchester County, NY Enacts Ban the Box Law

  • December 6, 2018

  On December 3, the Westchester County Board of Legislators passed a ban the box law impacting nearly all private employers in the county.

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• NAPBS Conference Recap

  • October 30, 2018

  Asurint's General Counsel Kelly Uebel attended the annual NAPBS conference in Baltimore, Maryland. Read on to discover Kelly's key takeaways from the conference.

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• Virgin Islands Passes Ban the Box Law

  • October 24, 2018

  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.

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• Court Determines Plaintiff Can Sue for Alleged Pre-Adverse Action Failures

  • October 3, 2018

  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.

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• CFPB Publishes Updated FCRA Required Disclosures

  • September 19, 2018

  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.

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• LITIGATION UPDATE: FCRA Violations of the “Stand Alone” Requirement

  • July 17, 2018

  Over the past several years, there has been a considerable increase in litigation over alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

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