AMERICANS who have been subjected to improper background checks may be entitled to up to $1,300 as part of a class action lawsuit.
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure is paying $350,000 to settle claims it made improper employee background checks between August 13, 2019 and February 28, 2022.
Balfour Beatty is an international construction and infrastructure company with more than 24,000 employees.
The lawsuit claims that the company did not provide legally required disclosure of the background checks to prospective employees.
The checks allegedly violated both the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and California's Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA).
Eligible claimants can receive $130 if they applied in any state in the US except for California. If a claimant applied in the Golden state then they may be able to receive $1,300 because of the added violation in California.
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Balfour Beatty Infrastructure maintains it did nothing wrong.
If you think you were impacted, you must file a claim by April 25.
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