Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
Protect the privacy of consumer credit information by restricting access to those who have both a legitimate need for the information and the consent of the person whose records are sought and to ensure the accuracy of the information by giving people the right to see the credit report.
A judge in California signed off on a $3 million class action lawsuit against Home Depot to pay for using improper background check forms on job applications.
Irene Fernandez filled the class action lawsuit after apply for a job in 2011. She was asked to sign two different background check authorization forms. First form, merely disclosed that the retailer would be obtaining a consumer report. Second form, stating that provision would release Home Depot from all repercussions or liability of the application provided false information.
Both parties reached a $1.8 million settlement back in April 2015. But the judge was not satisfied with the settlement and amended that Home Depot lawsuit will be opened to all Class Members who applied for jobs between April, 24 2011 and July 27, 2015 for those who signed the AIMS or 2009 Form.
Home Depot will discontinue the use of those forms and believe they did nothing wrong but settled with the settlement to avoid paying more lawyer and court cost.
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