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Speer v. Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.

  1. September 16, 2015

    Whole Foods Settles Suit Over Background Check Notices

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday approved a settlement between Whole Foods Market Group Inc. and a class of employees accusing the company of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act with its employee background check notification methods.

  2. April 29, 2015

    Whole Foods Can't Stay FCRA Suit Until Spokeo Decision

    A Florida federal judge on Wednesday denied Whole Foods Market Group Inc.'s attempt to delay a proposed class action accusing the company of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act pending the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in another FCRA case with broad implications for establishing standing under similar statutes.

  3. March 30, 2015

    Whole Foods Can't Bag Ex-Employees' Background Check Suit

    A Florida federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss a proposed class action accusing Whole Foods Market Group Inc. of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act with its employee background check notification methods, ruling the suit alleged Whole Foods' liability release was included in a disclosure document.

  4. March 23, 2015

    Ex-Whole Foods Worker Says FCRA Requirements Are Clear

    The plaintiff heading a putative class action accusing Whole Foods Market Group Inc. of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act in the way it procures employees' consumer reports told a Florida federal judge Friday that the law clearly establishes that a liability release cannot be included in a disclosure document.

  5. March 05, 2015

    Whole Foods Worker Seeks Cert. In Background Check Row

    A former Whole Foods Market Group Inc. employee suing the supermarket over the way it discloses background checks to prospective employees is seeking class certification in Florida federal court, saying the alleged violation of credit-reporting requirements stems from a uniform policy that has affected all of the company's applicants.

  6. January 21, 2015

    Whole Foods Says Ex-Employee's FCRA Suit Contains Lies

    Whole Foods Market Group Inc. told a Florida federal court Tuesday a former employee's claim the grocery chain fails to comply with federal privacy law when it screens prospective employees through credit checks is "blatantly false," requiring dismissal of the entire class action suit.

  7. December 05, 2014

    Whole Foods Hit With FCRA Suit Over Background Checks

    A former Whole Foods Market Group Inc. employee from Florida filed a proposed class action against the natural foods grocery chain on Thursday, alleging the company had used consumer reports while screening prospective workers in a way that violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act.