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LONG v. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
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January 19, 2021
SEPTA Inks $3.6M Deal To End Background Check Suit
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has agreed to pay $3.6 million and to rescind its alleged "blanket ban" on job applicants with prior drug convictions in order to end a class action alleging the hiring policy violated state and federal law.
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April 05, 2017
Pa. Transit Agency SEPTA Beats Background Check Suit
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday tossed a proposed class action accusing the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority of violating federal law by not giving job applicants proper notice it was using consumer reports to check their backgrounds, finding the three men who brought the suit lack standing to do so.
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July 25, 2016
SEPTA Applicants Fight To Keep Alive Background Check Suit
Three men fought Friday to keep alive a proposed class action accusing the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority of violating federal law in its use of consumer reports, insisting they suffered real harm by the authority's invasion of their privacy.
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April 27, 2016
Pa. Transit Authority Sued Over Applicant Background Checks
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority was hit with a proposed class action in Pennsylvania federal court Wednesday accusing the agency of not sufficiently notifying job applicants of its use of credit checks and of discriminating against those convicted of drug felonies.