FTC's $2.6M Employee Screener Fine Signals FCRA Crackdown
By Allison Grande ( August 8, 2012, 7:56 PM EDT) -- The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday notched a $2.6 million settlement in its first action against an employment background screening company for allegedly violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a move attorneys say is part of a broader push by the agency to center its crosshairs on companies that compile information that could affect consumers' employment opportunities....
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