Civil Litigation
Feb. 20, 2018
Class action filed against Wal-Mart over background checks
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Wal-Mart, alleging that the company violated federal law by failing to properly disclose it used employee consumer reports to conduct background checks.
A class action has been filed against Walmart Inc., alleging that the company violated federal law by failing to properly disclose it used employee consumer reports to conduct background checks.
According to the federal suit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles, the Fair Credit Reporting Act requires that in order to use consumer reports for background checks, the disclosure needs to exist on a dedicated, separate document.
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