A federal court in New York recently certified the class in Houser v. Pritzker, a case where temporary census workers were denied employment for criminal histories. The Court also denied the government’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. You can read more about this case at a
Eric J. Ellman is Senior Vice President for Public Policy and Legal Affairs at the Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA) in Washington, DC. He also served for eight months as Interim President and CEO of the Association. More