Amazon has been hit with a putative class action in Newark federal court claiming it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act in its use of background checks to vet job applicants. The suit says Amazon ...

A group of 14 sexual assault survivors filed suit against Lyft last week in a California Superior Court alleging that the ride-sharing service failed to conduct adequate background checks of its ...

California's new statewide law requiring background checks to purchase ammunition is facing a legal challenge supported by the California Rifle and Pistol Association. Among other complaints, the suit ...

The Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care’s new background check regulation is unlawfully barring individuals from child care jobs based on juvenile offenses that occurred in some cases ...