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Jones v. Waffle House, Inc. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

6:15-cv-01637

Court:

Florida Middle

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Roy B. Dalton, Jr.

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  1. November 09, 2017

    Waffle House Applicants Combine Background Check Suits

    Waffle House job applicants consolidated two separate class actions against the chain and a consumer reporting agency over secretive background checks that allegedly violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act, filing an amended complaint Wednesday in Florida federal court.

  2. October 26, 2017

    Job Applicants Can't Consolidate Waffle House Class Actions

    A Florida federal judge has ruled that a group of job applicants in their proposed class action against Waffle House Inc. and a public-record website may intervene in another job-applicant group's earlier and similar action, but he refused to consolidate the two cases and instead sent the earlier case to arbitration.

  3. September 12, 2017

    Waffle House Serves Up Plan To Combine Job-Screening Suits

    Waffle House Inc. and a paid search website for public record information told a Florida federal judge on Monday that two proposed class suits filed by job applicants over the restaurant chain's allegedly secretive background checks should be consolidated, but they disagreed with the applicants over which action should take the lead.

  4. August 28, 2017

    Waffle House Applicants Want Job-Screening Suits Combined

    The job applicants behind two putative class suits over Waffle House's allegedly secretive background checks asked a Florida federal judge Monday to consolidate the cases for efficiency.

  5. August 31, 2016

    Waffle House Background Check Suit Paused For Appeal

    A Florida federal judge on Wednesday halted a proposed class action over Waffle House Inc.'s allegedly secretive background checks, finding the Southern breakfast chain's appeal of his decision not to send the case into arbitration is not frivolous and that a stay would conserve judicial resources.

  6. August 30, 2016

    Waffle House Applicants Want Case To Go On During Appeal

    A Waffle House job applicant said Monday that the chain can't delay his proposed class action over its allegedly secretive background checks, even while the Eleventh Circuit reviews a judge's searing order annulling an arbitration agreement because of the "unsavory aroma" of Waffle House's "highly suspect" litigation strategy.

  7. August 22, 2016

    Waffle House Turns To 11th Circ. In Background Check Fight

    Waffle House on Monday signaled its intent to appeal a Florida federal judge's order refusing to toss a proposed class action accusing the restaurant chain of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act by conducting background checks without properly informing job seekers.

  8. June 13, 2016

    Waffle House Can't Shake Background Check Class Action

    A Florida federal judge refused to toss a proposed class action accusing Waffle House of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act by conducting background checks using public data without properly informing job seekers, saying Monday there are facts in dispute that belong before a jury.

  9. June 07, 2016

    Waffle House Applicants Seek Cert. In Background Check Suit

    A proposed nationwide class of Waffle House job applicants on Monday asked a Florida court for certification in its lawsuit alleging the restaurant chain violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by conducting background checks using public data without giving required notices to the job seeker.

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