May

Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett, and other White House officials hosted 19 companies from across the American economy who are standing with the Obama Administration as founding pledge takers to launch the Fair Chance Business Pledge. The pledge represents a call-to-action for all members of the private sector to improve their communities by eliminating barriers for those with a criminal record and creating a pathway for a second chance. The U.S. accounts for 5% of the world 's population, and 25% of its inmates. Around 70 million Americans have some sort of criminal record. Too often, that record disqualifies individuals from being a full participant in their communities � even if they 've already paid their debt to society. As a result, millions of Americans have difficulty finding employment.

"In Lee v. Dollar Thrifty Auto. Group, Inc., the plaintiffs brought a class action lawsuit alleging multiple violations of the employment background check provisions of the FCRA. Specifically, the plaintiffs claimed that the defendants failed to provide them with disclosures properly informing them that a background check would be obtained. They also claimed that the defendants took adverse action against them based on their background check without following the FCRA 's adverse action protocol. Recently, the defendants moved to stay the matter pending the Supreme Court 's decision Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins. The Court in Lee found that a stay was appropriate because Spokeo could have a determinative effect on the case. Although it is difficult to predict the outcome of Spokeo, there is little doubt that a decision for the defense in that case could significantly impact ""no harm"" consumer class actions."