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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Walmart
July 07, 2025 - A class action lawsuit was filed Thursday against Walmart for firing Black workers with criminal records. Former workers, attorneys and advocates gathered in Federal Plaza downtown Chicago to talk about it. "Having a record does not define you or your character," said Marcos Ceniceros, with Warehouse Workers for Justice. "It should not determine your worth, and it certainly shouldn't be used as an excuse to fire Black workers trying to build a better life." Some of those fired, like plaintiff Mark Balentine, worked for a subcontractor for years but were let go when Walmart took over and did background checks. "It's about hundreds o...
Always Do This First When Using A Public Access Computer for a Record Check
June 25, 2025 - Court Record Searches - Do this first before you begin: When a court record provider manually searches for criminal records via a public...
The Cost To Access Court Records In Utah Is About To Go Up
June 16, 2025 - Utahns might want to look up online court records to track a case they’re involved in, background a date or check into a neighbor’s his...
Willful Violations Of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
June 14, 2025 - Is An Employer’s Inclusion Of A Liability Waiver In A Background Check Disclosure Still A Willful Violation Of the Fair Credit Reporting Act...
Tribal courts enforce their own tribal laws, many of which you will find linked below.
May 25, 2025 - Extensive information on tribal courts is readily available online for research, with a particular emphasis on providing direct links to tribal jus...
The FTC Warns - Use Adverse Social Media Searches Carefully
April 22, 2025 - The FTC staff looked at a company selling background reports that include information fro...
Cleveland Municipal Court Still Offline
March 12, 2025 - Cleveland Municipal Court is set to reopen Wednesday, Jan. 12th, following a cyberattack, but the court’s website will remain down for...
WVPASS online circuit court records system launches in W.Va.
March 11, 2025 - A new online court records system is live in West Virginia. On Monday, Jan. 10th, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia laun...
What is the British term for USA's Misdemeanors?
February 23, 2025 - The USA has "misdemeanors" which are comparable to less serious offences in the English system. It's important to unde...
Social Media Search Leads to Lawsuit
January 20, 2025 - On September 11, 2024, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that there is no publication to a third party — and therefore no Article III...
Problems Continue For Palm Beach, FL Court Computer System
December 14, 2024 - The computer problems plaguing the Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts continue Saturday, although there are some signs that a fix may be near. What...
A Host of Procedural Errors Lands Sterling in Hot Water
December 12, 2024 - Sterling Infosystems, a consumer reporting agency that sells background checks, falsely reported to a prospective employer that a job candid...
CRA'S Get Sued For Screening Out Candidates by Criminal Record
August 28, 2024 - Third-party employee screening companies are finding themselves more in the litigation fray in California for blocking job seekers with criminal re...
New Michigan Criminal Record Lookup Platform Available to the Public
August 08, 2024 - Access to Michigan public records, specifically criminal records, is useful tool for looking up someone's criminal past. MichiganCriminalRecord...
NYC Starts Enforcing Restrictions On AI In Hiring
July 27, 2024 - New York City’s law requiring employers to audit and notify candidates about the use of automated employment decision tools will be enforced...
Nine States Change Civil Jurisdiction Thresholds
June 14, 2024 - When it comes to civil lawsuits, most states use two levels of court: a limited jurisdiction court that manages lower amounts in controversy and a...
Errors Discovered in New Bexar County Criminal Records Database
June 09, 2024 - In the first days after its launch, a new publicly searchable criminal records database accidentally showed records that were incorrect or in the p...
Database Collection of Death Information Not Public Record
April 22, 2024 - Requests for Individual Records Not Affected A statewide database of dead Ohioans with the names and addresses associated with the causes of de...
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