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A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging Selection Management Systems Inc. (SMS) violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by improperly including certain criminal charges in employment screening reports. If you were the subject of an employment screening report prepared by Selection Management Systems between Jan. 27, 2012 and Dec. 31, 2014 that contained information about criminal charges filed against you but which did not result in conviction, you may be eligible for benefits from the FCRA class action settlement.
The Selection Management Systems FCRA class action lawsuit, which was filed in January 2014, alleges SMS violated FCRA by including information about criminal arrests, indictments and charges that did not result in a conviction once seven years have passed since the relevant incident. Plaintiff Christopher Greco alleged Selection Management Systems “knew or was recklessly indifferent to the legal prohibitions on reporting certain arrests, charges and other adverse information but intentionally crafted and implemented a policy to report such information in violation of the FCRA.”
Selection Management Services denies any wrongdoing but agreed to settle the FCRA class action lawsuit to avoid the expense of continued litigation. The Selection Management Services class action settlement received preliminary approval on Feb. 27, 2015.
Who’s Eligible
Class Members of the FCRA settlement include: “All persons in the United States beginning January 27, 2012 and continuing through December 31, 2014 who were the subject of a consumer report published by Defendant Selection Management Systems Inc. in connection with their employment and/or volunteer activities that contained adverse information other than records of convictions of crimes and which information antedated the report by more than seven years.”
Potential Award
Up to $1,000. Each Class Member who submits a timely Claim Form is eligible for a pro rata share of the class action settlement fund that remains after administration costs, attorneys’ fees and incentive awards have been paid. The actual amount each Class Member will receive depends on the number of claims received.
Proof of Purchase
N/A
Claim Form Deadline
5/29/2015
Case Name
Greco v. Selection Management Systems Inc., Case No 37-2014-00085074-CU-BT-CTL, in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Diego
Final Hearing
7/17/2015
Settlement Website
www.GrecoSMSSettlement.com
Claims Administrator
ILYM Group Inc.
P.O. Box 57085
Irvine, CA 92681
(844) 744-8423
Class Counsel
Jeffrey Spencer
THE SPENCER LAW FIRM
Jeffrey Wilens
LAKESHORE LAW CENTER
Defense Counsel
Tim J. Vanden Heuvel
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP
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97 thoughts onSelection Management Systems FCRA Class Action Settlement
SOMEONE ABOVE I A BIG POTTY MOUTH AT TOP CLASS ACTIONS EXPENSE. CAN YOU NAME HIM? HINT: HE IS A SPAM BOT, NOT HUMAN.
I still have not received anything I did file a claim I’m in Florida I have emailed to check on status and have not received a reply back
I am in Ohio and never got one.
I am in VA no check!!
Wen did u receive it
Check amounts must be different I’m in Ohio check was $994.32
MARK HOW IS IT U RECEIVED SO MUCH AND OTHERS SO LITTLE. I SPOKE WITH STEPHANIE AND SHE SAID NO ONE RECEIVED OVER $74..
Dear Johnny.
I never stated that you did not file a claim in a timely manner. I stated that you were not identified as a member of this settlement, and therefore your claim was rejected. When the case first got certified, the Defendant compiled the list of individuals who were affected by this case, which is limited to the following: Those in which Selection Management System issued an employment screening report about them to a potential employer between January 27, 2012 and December 31, 2014 and the report contained information about criminal arrests, indictments and charges that did not result in a conviction that antedated the report by more than seven (7) years, which is in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. §1681(c). Only those individuals identified as a member of the class received notification in the mail regarding this settlement. Since your name does not appear on the list of qualified members your submitted claim was not accepted and you were not mailed a settlement check. Not everyone that submits a claim will automatically receive a settlement award payment. There is a process that we must abide by and that is only accepting claims that the Defendant has determined to be affected by this settlement, which I explain above.
The only ones were sent a check by certified mail were those people who 1) submitted a valid claim, which means they were identified as being on the list of qualified members; 2) contacted us to let us know that they did not receive their check and 3) requested to have some tracking number placed on the re-issued check. //// got this today via e-mail
I live in in Illinois and I havent recieved anything yet. I will call first thing in the morning
Lmao…..really
Mark I just checked and spoke to someone directly….noone received over $74.00 why would you come on here and tell that lie.