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• FCRA Settlement For Incorrect Record

  March 29, 2019 - Another “BIG” FCRA class settlement BY JOHN HAWK ON FEBRUARY 5, 2019 • ( LEAVE A COMMENT ) On Friday, Magistrate Judge David R. Strawbridge of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted motions for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement and Award of Attorneys’ Fees and Reimbursement of Expenses in Kelly v. Business Information Group, Inc. (“BIG”), 2019 WL 414915 (E.D. Penn. Feb. 1, 2019). Plaintiff Michael Kelley filed this FCRA class action against BIG, a furnisher of consumer credit information, in 2015.  He alleged that he was denied employment opportunities due to an incorrect and adverse public record that was included in a consumer...

• Alameda County Under Fire For Charging To Look At Records

  March 28, 2019 - Why does Alameda County charge up to $1 a page to view court records online?   The federal court system that allows people to view doc...

• HireRight's Recent 2019 FCRA Lawsuit For Non-Compliance

  March 27, 2019 - HireRight, LLC is the defendant in a proposed class action that alleges the company routinely furnishes background reports that contain outdated ar...

• HireRight Technicality Gets Case Judgment Over Incorrect Criminal Record

  March 27, 2019 - HireRight granted summary judgment on claim that attempted murder conviction was wrongly reported BY B. CHAD EWING ON DECEMBER 6...

• London England Criminal Court Record Searches

  March 26, 2019 - London Courts/Cities Criminal Record Search Pricing  by Straightline International   Greater London Magistrates Courts and Price...

• Background Checks Are Suspected in Misuse of California Criminal Computer Records

  March 25, 2019 - According to data compiled by the California Attorney General’s office, Tulare, Fresno, Kern and Kings counties government agencies were over...

• San Antonio startup uses technology to scrub criminal records

  March 23, 2019 - A student trying to get into nursing school turned to Easy Expunctions, a San Antonio startup, after she learned a hard lesson — a run-in wit...

• Oregon Court Records Go Online at Redmond Public Library

  March 04, 2019 - Redmond residents soon will be able to access electronic state court documents without traveling to the Deschutes County Courthouse in downtown Ben...

• The Courts Are Making A Killing On Public Records

  February 28, 2019 - For most of the nation’s history, the most common way to read court filings was to travel to the courthouse itself, pull up a desk in the cle...

• University of ID College of Law forms sole online source for Idaho Supreme Court records

  February 26, 2019 - The University of Idaho College of Law launched a record repository that serves as the only online source of Idaho Supreme Court Records, according...

• Marijuana Bill to Remove Drug Tests in Nevada

  February 24, 2019 - Not getting a job because of a positive test for pot could soon be a thing of the past in Nevada if a bill from a trio of Democrats becomes law....

• Why Do I Have To Hire a Felon?

  February 23, 2019 - Employer Liability for an Employee's Bad Acts If your employee hurts someone, you could be legally responsible.   In some circ...

• Cook County Has New Online Search Homepage

  February 23, 2019 - New Homepage - But not criminal records. Still it's worth a look: http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/CourtCaseSearch/...

• Orange County NY Records Search Confusing

  February 23, 2019 - On Line Rather Orange County NY records search Confusing A list of online searches from the Orange County New York Clerks Office is at http...

• Webb City, MO Municipal Court Going Online

  February 22, 2019 - Webb City’s Municipal Court system is upgrading to meet 21st century standards.   Webb City will soon be outfitted with an onlin...

• Straightline's Guide To Puerto Rico Criminal Record Searches

  January 08, 2019 - The Guide To Puerto Rico Criminal Record Searches There are 13 Superior Courts in Puerto Rico. These are: Aguadilla, Aibonito, Arecibo, B...

• The Answer to Criminal Records in Germany

  January 04, 2019 - VII-263 USA/1#0094   Dear Mr. Brownstein,   Many thanks for your e-mail of 18th May 2008.   Pursuant to the...

• Link: How to Effectively Use Background Check Services

  December 26, 2018 - https://www.business.com/articles/guide-to-background-checks/...