Pepsi Background Check Class Action Settlement

A $1.19 million settlement has been proposed in a class action lawsuit alleging Pepsi Beverages Company violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by procuring background reports for employment purposes without making certain required disclosures.

If Bottling Group LLC, Grayhawk Leasing LLC or New Bern Transport Co. (collectively referred to as Pepsi Beverages Company or PBC) ran a background check on you at any time between June 19, 2015 and Oct. 2, 2017, you may be entitled to a cash payment from the FCRA class action settlement.

A former PBC employee filed the Pepsi background check class action lawsuit in June 2017, claiming the company violated the FCRA by failing to make necessary disclosures prior to obtaining background checks for employment purposes.

Plaintiff Altareek Grice says he applied for a job at Bottling Group LLC, a PepsiCo subsidiary, in August 2016. He claims the company failed to disclose that it would obtain a consumer report for employment purposes in a document consisting solely of the disclosure, in violation of the FCRA.

According to the Pepsi class action lawsuit, FCRA violations may result in fines of $100 to $1,000 per violation.

The Pepsi defendants deny any wrongdoing but agreed to settle the FCRA class action lawsuit to avoid the burden and expense of ongoing litigation. The Pepsi class action settlement was preliminarily approved on May 23, 2018.

About 23,133 Class Members may be entitled to payment from the Pepsi FCRA settlement.

Class Members who would like to opt out of or object to the Pepsi background check settlement must do so no later than Sept. 4, 2018.

Who’s Eligible

Class Members of the Pepsi FCRA settlement include:

• Job applicants for whom Pepsi procured a background report for employment purposes from June 19, 2015 through Dec. 1, 2016.
• Employees subject to DOT background checks and for whom Pepsi procured a background report for employment purposes from June 19, 2015 through Sept. 4, 2017.
• All other employees for whom Pepsi procured a background report for employment purposes from June 19, 2015 through Oct. 2, 2017.

Potential Award

Varies. According to the FCRA settlement documents, the expected average award will be $30.73.

Proof of Purchase

N/A

Claim Form

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NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.

Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.

Claim Form Deadline

9/4/2018

Case Name

Altareek Grice v. Pepsi Beverages Company, et al., Case No. 1:17-cv-08853-JPO, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Final Hearing

11/15/2018

Settlement Website

www.BeveragesFCRASettlement.com

Claims Administrator

Beverages FCRA Settlement
c/o American Legal Claim Services
P.O. Box 23648
Jacksonville, FL 32241-3648
800-351-1696

Class Counsel

PETER R. DION-KINDEM PC
THE BLANCHARD LAW GROUP APC
WENZEL FENTON CABASSA PA
MORGAN & MORGAN

Defense Counsel

OGLETREE DEAKINS NASH SMOAK & STEWART PC