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New Women in Consumer Data Event This Fall!

Join us for the Women in Consumer Data Forum: Women Defining Success on Their Own Terms on October 29, 2026, in...

The Full Picture Matters: Why the tri-merge protects homebuyers

By Dan Smith, President and CEO, Consumer Data Industry Association On July 1, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac released historical FICO...

Why Credit Report Portability May Not Deliver on Its Promise

By Dan Smith, President and CEO, Consumer Data Industry Association The idea behind a portable credit report is simple, and it...

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Eric Ellman
May 12, 2021
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Brookings, AEI Issue Essays on Second Chances and Incorrect Assumptions about Background Checks
Last month, to coincide with Second Chances Month, the Brookings-AEI Working Group on Criminal Justice Reform issued a report, A better...
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Eric Ellman
December 12, 2019
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After Six Years, Dollar General and the EEOC Settle
As noted by a Hunton blog, “Dollar General and the [EEOC] settled a six-year-old Title VII lawsuit. The EEOC brought its...
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Eric Ellman
May 11, 2017
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U.S. Civil Rights Commission, looking back and looking forward
A second blog post will follow about some new work being done by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) that...
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Eric Ellman
March 5, 2017
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CDIA Opposes a Bill in Connecticut That Would Limit Employment Screening
A bill is being heard tomorrow in the Connecticut Joint Committee on the Judiciary that would require Connecticut employers to adhere the EEOC guidance on...
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Eric Ellman
June 29, 2016
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EEOC Pays the Price for Messing with Texas
There was a positive development this week in Texas v. EEOC. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reversed and...
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Eric Ellman
October 1, 2015
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Its déjà vu all over again at the EEOC
With the recent passing of baseball legend, Yogi Berra, it seems fitting to use one of his more colorful phrases to...
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Eric Ellman
August 25, 2015
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CDIA Comments to Labor Department
CDIA filed a comment with the U.S. Department of Labor in connection with proceedings that could make it harder for background checks to...
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Eric Ellman
July 30, 2015
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EEOC Commissioner Lipnic Renominated
President Barack Obama announced that he would nominate Victoria Lipnic to serve another term on the EEOC. Lipnic, who received a recess...
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Eric Ellman
May 13, 2015
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The EEOC Secures Favorable Ruling Over Discovery Of The Government’s Employment Practices
As noted in a SeyfarthShaw blog, In EEOC v. DolGenCorp, LLC d/b/a Dollar General, No. 13-CV-4307 (N.D. Ill. May 5, 2015),...
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Eric Ellman
April 30, 2015
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Employers Win Against EEOC on Conciliation
As noted in a SeyfarthShaw blog, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Mach Mining, LLC v. EEOC, No....
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