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Massachusetts Set to Restrict Employers from Using Credit Checks in Making Employment Decisions

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on April 11, 2024

Posted in Background Screening, Employment

Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 14, 2024, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed legislation that would prohibit employers from obtaining or using a true credit report for employment purposes. The proposed law, which includes only limited exceptions, would be one of the most restrictive of its kind in the country. The bill is…

Robins v. Spokeo, Inc.: Ninth Circuit Holds That A Materially Inaccurate Report Is A Concrete Injury Even If The Inaccuracy Did Not Adversely Affect The Consumer

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on October 31, 2017

Posted in Consumer Financial, Consumer Privacy, FCRA, JURISDICTION, STANDING

By Esther Slater McDonald

Seyfarth Synopsis: In Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a plaintiff must have a concrete injury to sue for FCRA violations. Following Spokeo’s remand, courts have held that consumers have standing to sue if their reports are inaccurate even if an inaccuracy did not adversely affect them.

In Spokeo,…
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Massachusetts Set to Restrict Employers from Using Credit Checks in Making Employment Decisions

Robins v. Spokeo, Inc.: Ninth Circuit Holds That A Materially Inaccurate Report Is A Concrete Injury Even If The Inaccuracy Did Not Adversely Affect The Consumer

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