Job Applicants’ FCRA Class Claims Settled For Nearly $175,000

Mealey's (March 3, 2021, 7:55 AM EST) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal magistrate judge on Feb. 16 granted final approval of a nearly $175,000 settlement to be paid by an employer to a class of job applicants and employees who claim that the company’s process for background checks violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)....