By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. Earlier this week, Home Depot agreed to pay at least $1.8 million to resolve a putative class action lawsuit which accused the store of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by using flawed job application background check forms. This is not the […]
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By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. The EEOC filed lawsuits on June 11, 2013, against retailer Dollar General Corp, and a BMW manufacturing plant in South Carolina over their use of criminal background checks to screen out applicants or fire employees. The agency claims the practice discriminates against African-Americans, […]