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Third Circuit Rules in Plaintiffs’ Favor, According to Outten & Golden LLP and Co-Counsel

Sep 11, 2018/Press Release

The Third Circuit ruled yesterday that job applicants have standing to sue under the Fair Credit Reporting Act in a criminal history lawsuit brought by plaintiffs against their prospective employer, SEPTA, says Outten & Golden LLPand a coalition of legal advocates. Filed in federal court in Philadelphia in 2016, the class action accuses SEPTA, the nation’s …

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3rd Circ. Breathes New Life Into Job Applicants’ SEPTA Suit

Sep 11, 2018/News Items

Workers alleging they were improperly denied jobs due to the results of pre-employment background checks have standing to sue the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority under the Fair Credit Reporting Act for not providing them a copy of the reports before turning them down for jobs, the Third Circuit ruled Monday. In a precedential ruling, a …

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3rd Circ. Urged To Revive SEPTA Background Check Suit

Dec 12, 2017/Media Coverage

The Third Circuit was urged during oral arguments on Tuesday to revive class claims accusing the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority of failing to provide job applicants with a chance to respond to consumer reports detailing criminal histories that the agency said disqualified them from employment. Deeptak Guta, an attorney with Gupta Wessler PLLC representing the …

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Pa. Transit Agency’s Ex-Drug Convict Hiring Ban Challenged

May 5, 2017/Media Coverage

A Philadelphia-area public transit agency is facing a putative class action in state court over an employment policy that challengers say illegally bars individuals with drug convictions from working as drivers or holding certain maintenance positions. A trio of would-be Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority workers say the policy violates provisions of the state’s Criminal History …

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