January 14, 2016
A California federal judge on Thursday largely sounded the death knell in a proposed class action claiming Home Depot's pre-employment background checks violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act, saying most of the claims are time-barred and that he wonders why the case was ever filed.
July 01, 2015
Attorneys for Home Depot USA Inc. crossed the line from zealous advocacy to dishonesty when they argued that a proposed class action accusing the retailer of improperly conducting employee background checks failed to allege a willful violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a California federal judge said Tuesday.
June 25, 2015
Home Depot USA Inc. urged a California federal judge Thursday to toss a proposed statewide class action claiming the hardware chain's pre-employment background checks violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act, arguing that the plaintiff waited too long to sue.