Nichols Kaster, Pllp
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Class action: Salvation Army allegedly coerces free labor from participants in work-therapy adult rehab program
Lawsuit accuses the Salvation Army of using its adult rehabilitation programs to secure essentially free labor from people ordered into the program by the courts or who opted into the program out of need, allegedly in violation of federal human trafficking law -
Geico can't kick class action over lack of COVID refunds to appeals court
A federal judge says she won't let Geico ask a federal appeals court to review her refusal to dismiss a class action accusing the insurer of "deceptive" statements over how much customers could save through the "Geico Giveback" COVID relief program. -
Judge allows lawsuit to proceed vs Sprint over claims company's background check forms break law
A potential class action lawsuit claiming Sprint violated consumer protection laws when it ran credit checks on job applicants will proceed, after a federal judge refused the company’s motion to dismiss. -
Lawsuit alleging Big Lots job applications disclose too much moved from Philadelphia to Chicago federal court
A Pennsylvania-born putative class-action suit, which alleges the nationwide retailer Big Lots violated federal law by overstocking job applicant disclosure statements with too much information, has landed in Chicago federal court. The one-count suit, between Aaron Abel and Big Lots Stores, Inc., was filed Nov. 2 in Philadelphia County Court and transferred to Chicago Dec. 15. -
Job applicant's class action says Sprint's employment credit report disclosures don't comply with federal law
A Chicago man believes Sprint violated federal law in disclosure forms it provided him before checking his credit when he was applying for a job. And since he believes the company has done the same with others, he has asked a judge to allow him to bring a class action against the telecommunications company.