Job applicants who were deemed “noncompetitive” during background checks can sue LexisNexis under the Fair Credit Reporting Act for not giving the prospective workers a chance to respond, a federal judge has ruled.
When their jobs are on the line, workers have a right to address accusations against them regardless of whether their employer is making the decision or a third-party “consumer reporting agency” is, U.S. District Court Judge Jan DuBois of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled in Goode v. LexisNexis .
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