Onin Staffing has agreed to settle claims that the company violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) with its hiring and firing practices. Its $350000 settlement will benefit all Onin Staffing employees and applicants in the United States who suffered from the adverse employment actions after their background report was accessed by Onin Staffing but they weren’t notified about the company accessing the report or sent a copy of the report at any time between 4th April 2017 and 23rd March 2022.
The adverse employment actions include but aren’t limited to the following:
- Failure to hire
- Wrongful termination
- Wrongful dismissal
- Wrongful reassignment
Settlement Website: MilesFRCASettlement.com
Objection Deadline:
Exclusion Deadline: 08/29/2022
Claim Form: https://www.milesfcrasettlement.com/page/preclaim
Deadline For Submitting Claim Form: 08/29/2022
Final Hearing Date: 12/16/2022
Settlement Amount: $350K
Potential Claim Amount: Around $483
Proof Of Purchase: Not applicable
Onin Staffing is a light clerical and industrial staffing division of The Onin Group based in Birmingham, Alabama. A class action lawsuit has been filed against Onin Staffing as it failed to comply with FCRA which requires employers to notify both employees and potential employees while pulling their background report and providing a copy of the report. However, Onin Staffing didn’t provide the requisite notice of the same.
Every class member is eligible to get around $484 from the settlement. The class action settlement was filed by Bobby Lee Miles Jr., who complained that the company didn’t adhere to the proper legal procedure while pulling background checks of applicants and employees of the company. The Onin Group has agreed to settle the class action lawsuit for avoiding the continued risks and costs of litigation though it doesn’t admit to any wrongdoing.