To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
A federal magistrate judge in the Northern District of
California approved a class settlement of nearly $175,000 for an
alleged violation of the FCRA s stand-alone disclosure
requirement. The class was comprised of over 1,000 job applicants
who signed a standard form as part of their application, which
included both a consumer report disclosure and a liability waiver.
The case is
According to the complaint, defendant Quantum Global
Technologies, LLC (QGT) is a company that provides outsourced
cleaning and engineering services for process tool parts. Plaintiff
Paniani Taafua applied for and obtained employment with QGT. During