SCOTUS Hears Arguments in Class Action Case Addressing Federal Court Standing Alert natlawreview.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from natlawreview.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
TransUnion v. Ramirez FCRA Class Certifications Case
The Supreme Court of the United States conducted oral argument in the
TransUnion v. Ramirez case yesterday. Hinshaw published a review of oral argument in today s ACA Daily newsletter, along with an overview of the issues at stake. We anticipate the court will issue its ruling before Independence Day.
Third Circuit Says Law Firm s Consumer Call-Back Letter Was Not Deceptive
Earlier this month, the Third Circuit found that the language If you wish to eliminate further collection action, please contact us at 800-832-7675 ext. 8500 was not a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The plaintiff in the matter represented a class of individuals who received a collection letter with the cited language and claimed that the language implied that a phone call would suffice for actions required by the FDCPA to be in writing. Specifically, the rule requires that a debtor provides written notice to the debt collecto
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Newly enacted Illinois laws immediately prohibit employers from using criminal convictions in hiring except in specific situations. Beginning in 2023, the new laws also will require large employers to submit EEO-1 data with their corporate annual reports, and in 2024 will require them to file wage disclosures and compliance certificates with the Illinois Department of Labor. Some of the broadest protections for whistleblowers in the country became effective March 23.
Restrictions on Employer’s Use of Criminal Convictions
The Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) was amended, effective immediately, to bolster prior “Ban the Box” laws by prohibiting the use of criminal convictions by Illinois employers except in special circumstances and only if special notices (similar to those required by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act) are provided to applicants and employees.
On March 30, 2021, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in
Transunion LLC v. Ramirez, No. 20-297, a case that could have far-reaching implications on absent class member standing, particularly where the injuries of these absent class members would be impossible or difficult to establish. The Court agreed to address whether Article III or Rule 23 permits a damages class action where the vast majority of the class suffered no actual injury, let alone an injury like what the class representative suffered.
The Court’s analysis will no doubt build on the precedent established in
Spokeo v. Robins, which held that allegations of mere procedural violations were insufficient on their own to satisfy the Article III standing requirement and, instead, plaintiffs had to allege concrete injuries they suffered from those procedural violations. As the Court noted in
West Virginia Republicans Introduce California-Style Data Privacy Legislation insidearm.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from insidearm.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.