Did you receive a notice from First Advantage? Did you receive a mail about a class action on the settlement to resolve claims about the First Advantage background checks lawsuit? This review will help you partake in the class action settlement after confirming the authenticity of the mail.
What Is First Advantage background checks Class Action Settlement?
First Advantage agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it ran background checks without prior authorization, a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The name of the case is First Advantage Credit Cases, JCCP No. 4961 (Cal. Super. Ct., San Mateo Cty.), which is the proceeding coordinating Larroque v. First Advantage LNS Screening Solutions, Inc., Case No. CIV-535083 (Cal. Super Ct., San Mateo Cty.), and Chism v. First Advantage Background Services Corp., Case No. CGC-17-560531 (Cal. Super. Ct., San Francisco Cty.), in the Superior Court of the State of California County of San Mateo, Civil Complex Department.
What Is This Class Action All About?
Generally, the FCRA protects consumers by securing information collected and released by credit reporting bureaus. When companies request or run a background check on an individual, the FCRA requires “a clear and conspicuous disclosure” that “consists solely of the disclosure” so consumers are adequately informed of how their information will be used. The law also requires written authorization from individuals before running such reports
First Advantage allegedly violated the FCRA by failing to clearly inform consumers of the background check with a clear and conspicuous disclosure and failing to get written authorization.
First Advantage hasn’t admitted any wrongdoing but agreed to resolve the claims with a class action settlement.
The First Advantage background checks lawsuit settlement provides several benefits including discounts and free disclosures.
Class Members are eligible for a $15 discount on Instant Check and another $15 discount on Resume Check for a total of $30 in discounts. Both Instant Check and Resume Check are consumer background check products provided by First Advantage.
Under the settlement, Class Members can also receive nine free background file disclosure over the course of three years. Consumer protection laws ensure one free file disclosure per year, which Class Members can receive in addition to the nine free disclosures provided by the FCRA settlement.
First Advantage has agreed to change their terms and policies to ensure that consumers provide prior authorization before background checks are run on them by potential employers.
If Class Members wish to object to or opt out of the First Advantage background checks lawsuit settlement, they must do so within 60 days of the postmarked date on initial settlement disclosures.
Who Is Eligible?
The settlement benefits all class members who had a background report provided to a prospective employer by First Advantage between Aug. 17, 2012, and Nov. 20, 2020, without prior authorization.
How To Be Part of This Settlement
For a class member to partake in this settlement, class members have until Feb. 7, 2024, to redeem the discounts provided by the settlement and Feb. 7, 2025, to redeem the nine free file disclosures.
What Is The Pay For This Settlement?
The pay for this settlement is $30 Discounts and nine free disclosures and the proof of purchase is a condition that, If First Advantage’s records indicate you are a class member, you will be sent a notice.
Conclusion
As you submit your claim to the settlement website FAdvSettlement.com, just like the SEIU data breach class action settlement we have reviewed, you’re doing so under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. The final approval for the First Advantage FCRA settlement was granted on Dec. 8, 2021.
