The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently rescinded several Model Forms and Disclosures related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), determining they are no longer necessary.  As we wrote about last Fall, [“Fall” hyperlink to CEJ and RTQ HELP blog article dated September 21, 2018] this change is the result of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issuing its own model forms and disclosures.  The FTC forms that have been rescinded and the corresponding CFPB forms…

On May 13, 2019, in Outokumpo Stainless USA, LLC v. N.L.R.B., No. 17-15498 (11th Cir.), the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit enforced an NLRB order finding that stainless steel producer Outokumpo’s posting of a side letter along with a NLRB settlement notice “constituted non-compliance with the terms of the Settlement Agreement” and that “default judgment was thus proper under the plain terms to which the Company had previously agreed.”…

Originally published by Law360, Robert Quackenboss and Madalyn Doucet discuss the “faith at work” movement and what it means to employers.  Read more here.…

In a positive development for employers, the California Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for an employer in a class action alleging willful violations of the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA” or “Act”).  In Culberson v. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, the plaintiffs alleged Disney willfully violated two provisions of the FCRA: (1) plaintiffs alleged Disney’s disclosures letting job applicants know they may be subject to a consumer report were not contained in a…