New FCRA Class Action Against UPS Shows Traditional FCRA Claims Alive and Well - jdsupra
... a recent lawsuit against UPS reminds employers to maintain continued vigilance against traditional FCRA background check claims. In a case filed on February 13, 2017, Riley v. United Parcel Service of America, Inc, Case No. 6:17-cv-00254, the plaintiff alleges that in November 2016, UPS offered him a job as a customer service representative, subject to a background check. Subsequently, on November 14, 2016, UPS notified plaintiff that the company was revoking the offer due to information revealed in the background check report, without ever telling him what the information was or giving him an opportunity to discuss the information.
Thereafter, Riley brought claims under FCRA alleging that that the company failed to provide him a copy of the report, failed to notify him of his rights under the FCRA, and failed to allow him to respond to the information.
... a recent lawsuit against UPS reminds employers to maintain continued vigilance against traditional FCRA background check claims. In a case filed on February 13, 2017, Riley v. United Parcel Service of America, Inc, Case No. 6:17-cv-00254, the plaintiff alleges that in November 2016, UPS offered him a job as a customer service representative, subject to a background check. Subsequently, on November 14, 2016, UPS notified plaintiff that the company was revoking the offer due to information revealed in the background check report, without ever telling him what the information was or giving him an opportunity to discuss the information.
Thereafter, Riley brought claims under FCRA alleging that that the company failed to provide him a copy of the report, failed to notify him of his rights under the FCRA, and failed to allow him to respond to the information.
