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FirstGroup Background Check Class Action Settlement
By Kimberly Mirando
If you applied for a job at First Transit or First Student bus transportation companies, you may be involved in a class action lawsuit settlement over allegations the companies violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by performing criminal background checks on you without your knowledge. As a result, you may be eligible to receive a cash payment from the FirstGroup FCRA class action settlement.
The FirstGroup FCRA settlement will resolve two class action lawsuits, titled Hunter, et al. v. First Transit, Inc. and Joshaway, et al. v. First Student, Inc., that allege the defendants violated the Fair Credit Reporting Acts in three ways:
(1) by obtaining criminal background check reports about employees and job applicants without properly disclosing to them that a background check may be obtained about them;
(2) by obtaining criminal background check reports about employees and job applicants without first obtaining their written authorization; and
(3) by firing employees or not hiring job applicants because of criminal background check reports without first providing them with a copy of their criminal background check report and a summary of their rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
You’re considered a class member of the FirstGroup class action settlement if, between October 5, 2007 and August 10, 2010, First Transit or First Student (1) procured a consumer report about you without your knowledge; (2) procured a consumer report about you without your written authorization; or (3) took adverse action against you based in whole or in part on a consumer report without first providing the individual copy of your report and the FTC’s Summary of FCRA Rights.
As a class member, you’ll be entitled to a cash payment depending on which Payment Group you fall into and how many class members in your Group file valid claims. For example, if you fall into the Disclosure Group and only half of the “No Authorization Group” members return claim forms, you can receive $150. If you fall into the “Not Authorization Terminated Group” and only half of the class members file claims, you can receive $2,000. The deadline to return claim forms is June 28, 2011.
You can find more information on your rights and the amount of money you can receive from the First Transit and First Student FCRA Class Action Lawsuit Settlement at FirstGroupFCRASettlement.com.
Updated May 10th, 2011
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17 thoughts onFirstGroup Background Check Class Action Settlement
Contact Hunter Pyle Law if your in California at 510-444-4400
They may have been looking for you
I filed a claim form and was interviewed no information followed up there after when will the settlement be final and awarded
My name is Dave DeLong who do you call to let them know where I live now
this is Dave DeLong still have received no payment for class action lawsuit