According to the suit, the plaintiff, George Correa, was hired by Chipotle in April and subsequently released in May after the company received the results of his background check. While Chipotle contends that both they and the vendor they used to conduct the check agreed to supply Correa with a copy of his check prior to terminating him, Correa contends that he never received it.
The suit claims that by failing to provide Correa with a copy of his background investigation report, Chipotle was in violation of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, and more specifically the provisions that require businesses who obtain consumer reports for employment purposes to provide applicant’s with a written summary of their rights under the act, along with a pre-adverse action disclosure that includes a copy of the subject’s consumer report.
Source: Legal Newsline Legal Journal, 6/24/2015
Posted: July 2, 2015