The right of plaintiffs to sue for technical violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and other federal privacy laws has been the subject of much class litigation in recent years. The U.S. Supreme Court addressed this increasingly salient issue in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 578 U. S. 330 (2016). “‘Article III standing
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Ninth Circuit: FCRA Does Not Require Disclosure to be Distinct in Time from Other Employment Documents
The Ninth Circuit recognized that plaintiff’s argument was novel but was thwarted by the statute itself. Plaintiff below, argued on behalf of a class, that the company violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by presenting the FCRA disclosure at the same time the company presented other separate documents. The District Court granted summary judgment…
Ninth Circuit Re-affirms Fair Credit Reporting Act’s Strict Disclosure Standards
A disclosure form that included other, state-mandated disclosure information violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s (FCRA) standalone document requirement, the Ninth Circuit held. Gilberg v. Cal. Check Cashing Stores, LLC, No. 17-16263 (9th Cir. Jan. 29, 2019). In doing so, the Ninth Circuit relied on Syed v. M-I, LLC, 853 F.3d 492…
Employer’s Use of Non-Compliant Disclosure Form Did Not Result in Concrete Injury Under Fair Credit Reporting Act
A job applicant alleging a violation of one of the procedural requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) lacked standing to sue under Article III of the United States Constitution because he failed to allege facts showing he suffered a concrete injury in fact, apart from the alleged statutory violation itself, the U.S. Court…
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Argument on Viability of ‘No-Injury’ Class Actions under Fair Credit Reporting Act and Other Statutes
Below is a link to Jackson Lewis Shareholder James McKenna’s web article on the November 2nd oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins. The case is important for employers in light of the increasing number of class actions they face: