In a class action settlement that was recently granted final approval, Publix Super Markets Inc. agreed to pay nearly $6.8 million in a class action lawsuit settlement over background checks under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Plaintiff, Erin Knights, applied for a job with Publix in early 2013 through an electronic kiosk. The lawsuit alleges
On February 12, Representative Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) reintroduced bi-partisan legislation that would require the Senate to confirm an independent inspector general for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, arguing it would provide greater oversight.
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Act of 2015 (H.R. 957) is co-sponsored by Tim Walz (D-Minn.), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.), and
On February 11, a federal court in Texas dismissed a putative Fair Credit Reporting Act class action filed by a former patient of health services provider St. Joseph Services Corp. who alleged that the defendant’s failure to guard against a personal data breach violated the FCRA. After reviewing the state of the law regarding standing
In a recent decision applying established Telephone Consumer Protection Act law to the developing text application market, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California found in Glauser v. GroupMe, Inc. that group texts did not violate the TCPA because they required human intervention. Specifically, the court found that the “welcome texts” –
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided a case involving a debt collector that had verified the existence of a debt in response to a consumer reporting agency’s inquiry, even though the debtor had allegedly disputed the debt to the same reporting agency. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the lower court’s ruling that the debtor
The Federal Trade Commission has released a Staff Report addressing the “Internet of Things” – a phrase referring to everyday items that are able to connect to the internet and transmit data. The Internet of Things includes over 25 billion connected devices worldwide, including fitness trackers, connected appliances, and more. Estimates are that by 2020,
On January 28, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a bulletin warning financial institutions about entering into agreements with third parties that share or hide information related to regulatory exams, as well as warning entities under investigation about sharing information with third parties.
The bulletin is intended to assist supervised entities in complying with
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced four appointments to its leadership team.
In addition to naming Anthony Alexis as assistant director of enforcement, the CFPB also announced the hiring of Leandra English as deputy chief operating officer, Agnes Bundy Scanlan as the regional director of supervision examination, and Jeffrey Sumberg as chief
A new putative class action lodged in California federal court against Paramount Pictures Corporation made it the latest employer to be accused of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act by obtaining credit reports from current and prospective employees without adequate disclosure of their rights under the FCRA. The lawsuit alleges that the company has a
On January 5, the Federal Communications Commission announced that it was creating a new complaint portal. As shown on the FCC form for complaints, which can be found here (Word format) and here (.pdf), this portal is very much designed to capture complaints arising from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and, specifically, automatic telephone