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New Jersey Court Approves $870,000 Employment Background Check Settlement                              There have been a flurry of class action lawsuits brought against employers for failure to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). And by no means are these cases for the feint of heart. Typically, we’ve seen settlements range from several hundred thousand dollars to tens of millions. Well, apparently not everyone has gotten the memo, so if you are concerned about maintaining compliant background check practices, you’ll want to read on. Last week, a New Jersey federal court approved an $870,000 class settlement against a trucking company who didn’t think they needed to obtain consent from their job candidates to conduct an employment background check . Not only didn’t they have consent, but clearly accuracy wasn’t important either; the lead plaintiff wasn’t hired because his criminal background check incorrectly indicated that he was a convicted felon.  N