November

Neiman Marcus was found guilty of violating the Illinois Employee Credit Privacy Act when a conditional offer of employment for an entry level sales associate was rescinded after the store ran a credit check that revealed judgments against her. The store argued for three of the seven exceptions identified in the Act, focusing on the employee's accessibility to personal and confidential information. Information, however, was too limited to justify the argument.

New Jersey's Valley National Bank is facing a putative class action in federal court after violating the federal fair credit reporting law when the company obtained consumer reports on job applicants without first informing the candidates. The suits seek damages of $100 to $1,000 for about 1,000 people over the past two years.

On Friday Verifile held a onsie/PJ day in support of Children in need, the day included competitions, sweepstakes and a fabulous Raffle with prizes donated by staff and some of our valued suppliers, Choux Stopper, Cantina Carnitas, Bumble Bees Ltd, Coffee Plant Thank you very much for your support. In total we raised over ?430 for such a great cause.