U.S. District Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer approved a $5.9 million dollar settlement in a class-action lawsuit over the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The class plaintiffs accused a school bus service of violating FCRA when it obtained criminal background check reports about its employees without their authorization. Click here for more information.
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Agreement reached to give people with disabilities living options. The case was filed in 2007 by Access Living and other groups. For information about the settlement click here.
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Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession (IILP) reported that statistics show that effort to make the nation’s population of lawyers and judges more diverse have had mixed results. Click here to read study.
Andrea Bufford, CCBA Past President, will be honored at the Black United Fund Living Legends Passing the Torch Award Gala.
