On April 15, 2019, a California Court of Appeal affirmed summary judgment for the employer in a class action alleging class-wide violations of the hyper-technical provisions of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).1 Following just shortly after the Ninth Circuit’s pro-employee opinion in a similar case, Gilberg v. California Check Cashing Stores, the court’s opinion is a welcome development for embattled employers in California.
FMCSA Clearinghouse Announces Change in Pre-Employment Background Check Process
January 2023 marks the three-year anniversary of the FMCSA Clearinghouse, and with that, a change in verifying drug and alcohol violations of CDL drivers is coming.