Class Decertified, Remanded In Suit Over Wal-Mart’s Background Check Disclosures

Mealey's (October 31, 2019, 1:16 PM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — Job applicants who filed a class complaint challenging Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s disclosures when running credit and background checks failed to establish standing to bring two claims under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), a federal judge in California ruled Oct. 18, granting a motion to decertify the class and remanding the state claim for further consideration by a California court (Randy Pitre, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., et al., No. 17-1281, C.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 181052)....