Parsonage v. Wal-Mart Assocs., Inc., 118 Cal. App. 5th 399 (2026)
Before beginning employment with Wal-Mart, Tina Parsonage executed a “Background Report Disclosure” form that authorized Wal-Mart to conduct a background check on her. Three years later, Parsonage sued Wal-Mart for violating the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA, Cal. Civ. Code § 1786, et seq.) by failing to identify the
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Kemp v. Superior Court, 86 Cal. App. 5th 981 (2022)
In 2020, the background reporting agency in this case disclosed to an employer a conviction of an individual from 2011 who had applied for a job. Following receipt of the report, the prospective employer withdrew its job offer. The individual then filed this lawsuit against the reporting agency on the ground that the conviction/parole
We invite you to review our newly-posted September 2018 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:
Connor v. First Student, Inc., 2018 WL 3966434 (Cal. S. Ct. 2018)
Eileen Connor worked as a school bus driver for Laidlaw Education Services, a company that was later acquired by First Student. First Student retained a consumer reporting agency to conduct background checks on its employees. The background reports elicited information about the employees, including their criminal records, sex offender registry status,
Connor v. First Student, Inc., 2015 WL 4768123 (Cal. Ct. App. 2015)
Eileen Connor worked as a school bus driver for Laidlaw Education Services. After First Student acquired Laidlaw, it hired a third party agency (the “agency”) to conduct background checks on Connor and all other former Laidlaw school bus drivers and aides. Before conducting the background checks, First Student sent to each employee