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FTC Seeks Comments On Proposed Changes To FCRA Rules

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The FTC has issued five notices of proposed rulemaking seeking comments on changes to five rules that implement the Fair Credit Reporting Act.  Comments will be due no later than 75 days after the date the NPRMs are published...more

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New House and Senate Bills Introduced to Amend FCRA in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

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On March 17, 2020, a bill was introduced in the United States Senate to amend the Fair Credit Report Act to prevent negative credit reporting during the COVID-19 crisis. Subsequently, on March 23, 2020, a similar bill was...more

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New Bill Would Amend FCRA by Delaying Reporting of Medical Debt

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Senate Bill 1581, introduced by Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-Ore.] and co-sponsored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-Conn.], Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-Mass.], Sen. Bob Menendez [D-N.J.], and Sen. Dick Durbin [D-Ill.], would amend the...more

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DC Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act of 2016

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DC mayor signs act prohibiting employer use of an employee’s credit information. On February 16, the mayor of the District of Columbia signed the DC Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act of 2016 (the Act). The Act...more

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Proposed Amendments to Fair Credit Reporting Act

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Two new bills affecting credit reporting and the use of credit reports for employment purposes are working their way through Congress. If passed, the bills would amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The first, The...more

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New York City Expected to Ban the Use of Credit Checks in Employment

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On April 16, 2015, the New York City Council passed an amendment (“Amendment”) to the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) that, if signed into law, would make it an unlawful discriminatory practice for employers to use...more

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