Jeffrey N. Wilens Consumer Law Blog on Lawyers.com

If you applied for employment in California in the past two years, and a background report was obtained on you, you may be eligible to file a lawsuit against the reporting agency and receive $10,000 or more in damages. Contact Lakeshore Law Center for more information.

Here are the key points :

• You must be a California resident who applied for employment (or a promotion) in past 2 years

• A criminal background report was obtained by the employer or prospective employer

• It does not matter if negative information was contained in the report and it does not matter if you got the job or were denied it

• You must either have a copy of the background report that was obtained or be willing to get it (to get it, ask the employer or prospective employer for a copy or at least for the name of the screening company and then request it from the screening company)

• Lakeshore Law will review the paperwork for free to see if you qualify.

• If you qualify, we will file a lawsuit at no upfront expense to you.

• If we win, you are entitled to up to $10,000 plus your legal fees.

• The lawsuit is against the investigation (screening) company not against the employer—so no need for you to worry about impact on your job