HireRight FCRA Class Action Settlement Checks Mailed

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Top Class Actions viewers are starting to receive checks in the mail from a class action settlement that accused HireRight of violating the Federal Consumer Reporting Act (FCRA).

According to comments and posts on the Top Class Actions Facebook page, Class Members who submitted timely and valid claims for the HireRight class action settlement began receiving checks worth as much as $25.72 on Nov. 26, 2016.

If you filed a claim for the HireRight FCRA class action settlement, keep checking your mailbox because payouts are on their way!

The HireRight class action settlement resolves allegations that the agency routinely and systematically included information on employment background checks without giving a full copy to the potential employee.

According to the lawsuit, HireRight’s background checks included “old charges” that could have a negative impact on a job applicant’s ability to get hired.

HireRight denied the allegations but agreed to settle the class action lawsuit to avoid the cost and burden of further litigation.

Class Members included the following three different groups:

• Two Year Claims – “All individuals in the Settlement Class for whom HireRight’s records indicate that the request was made on or after May 23, 2011 and for whom HireRight’s records do not indicate the scope of the request”
• Two Year Available Request Claims – “All individuals in the Settlement Class for whom HireRight’s records indicate that the request was made on or after May 23, 2011 and that the request was for ‘all reports,’ ‘full file,’ or ‘the last 3 years’”
• Five Year Claims – “All individuals in the Settlement Class for whom HireRight’s records indicate that the request was made between May 23, 2008 and May 23, 2011”

The deadline to file a claim for the HireRight class action settlement passed on Aug. 9, 2016.

Congratulations to our Top Class Actions readers who submitted a valid claim and got PAID! If you missed out, sign up for our free newsletter to receive updates on new class action lawsuits and settlements. You can also check out which class action settlements are still accepting claims in our Open Class Action Settlements section.

The plaintiffs are represented by Nichols Kaster PLLP of The Law Offices of Devin H. Fok.

The HireRight FCRA Class Action Lawsuit is Watkins, et al. v. HireRight Inc., Case No. 3:13cv1432-BAS-BLM, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.