On February 1, the city council of Kansas City, Missouri passed a “ban the box” ordinance which prohibits nearly all Kansas City employers from inquiring into an applicant’s criminal history until after the applicant has been interviewed. The ordinance – titled “Criminal Records in Employment” and effective June 9, 2018 – applies to those with
A Florida jury awarded $70.6 million to Samantha Baca, a former stewardess on the Endless Summer yacht in connection with a claim that the boat’s owner failed to protect her from being sexually assaulted by a co-worker in February 2015.
The $70.6 million award included $70,000 in lost wages, $4.2 million in lost future wages,
On January 19, 2018, the Virginia Senate voted 23 to 16 to “ban the box” on state employment applications. The bill, sponsored by Democrats Rosalyn Dance (Petersburg), Adam Ebbin (Alexandria) and Jennifer McClellan (Richmond), would bar state agencies and localities from including on an employment application a question about whether the prospective employee has ever
2017 was a transformative year for the consumer financial services world. As we navigate an unprecedented volume of industry regulation and forthcoming changes from the Trump Administration, Troutman Sanders is uniquely positioned to help its clients find successful resolutions and stay ahead of the compliance curve.
In this report, we share developments on consumer
On January 5, Troutman Sanders filed an amicus brief on behalf of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (“NAPBS”) in support of Spokeo, Inc.’s second petition for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins (U.S. No. 17-806). The new petition requests that the Court revisit its prior ruling and
On December 20, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a new bill amending the New Jersey Opportunity to Compete Act (“OTCA”) that went into effect in March 2015. The amendment seeks to strengthen the “ban the box” legislation by adding express prohibitions as to expunged criminal records and providing clarity to the types of job
On January 1, 2018, California Government Code § 12952 goes into effect. § 12952 is yet another state law that regulates how employers can use criminal background checks in the hiring process. Although state laws governing this practice have become commonplace, § 12952 is unique in that it contains new requirements as to what
In Long v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (“SEPTA”), the Third Circuit is set to rule on a challenge to the named plaintiffs’ lack of Article III standing in a Fair Credit Reporting Act putative class action.
As we previously reported, in Long the named plaintiffs alleged that SEPTA violated the FCRA by failing to
On December 8, the United States Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the tolling rule adopted in American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah – i.e., that the filing of a class action tolls the limitations period for a purported class member’s individual claims – permits a previously absent class member to bring a
L3 Technologies, Inc., a military contractor, was recently hit with a Fair Credit Reporting Act putative class action in California federal court, alleging that it violated the “stand-alone” disclosure requirement in its background reports.
According to the complaint, plaintiff Joseph Estes was hired by L3 and worked as a mechanic for the company in California.