December 08, 2016
A woman leading a proposed class action alleging Rite Aid unfairly used purchased background reports to penalize job applicants shouldn’t be allowed to pursue her claims further since she already settled with the background check provider, the pharmacy chain has argued in federal court.
August 05, 2016
A proposed putative class of Rite Aid Corp. job applicants suing the company over pre-employment background checks that allegedly violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act asked a Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday to grant them class certification, arguing that the proposed class meets all of the requirements.
July 31, 2014
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday tossed a class action filed over Rite Aid Corp.'s pre-employment background checks on the grounds that the plaintiffs failed to sufficiently state a claim, but gave the class 15 days to amend the complaint.
September 12, 2013
Job applicants to Rite Aid Corp. won a round in their fight over the company's pre-employment background checks, when a Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday denied the company's motion to strike the designation of the putative class action as related to a similar case, saying both suits share a central core of common facts.
March 22, 2013
Rite Aid Corp. and LexisNexis Search Solutions Inc. were hit with a putative class action in Pennsylvania federal court Friday alleging the drugstore giant used damaging or inaccurate information to make adverse hiring decisions in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.