Negatively Affected by an AI Hiring Process? If you applied for a job recently and the company used AI as a part of the screening or interview process, you’ll want to check out our first story. From there, an ongoing investigation looks into how Walmart Spark drivers are paid, and a new lawsuit has been filed over potentially defective pet food containers. We also have the latest in class action settlements for you, including details on a $4 million payout in a case filed over a listeria scare involving frozen breakfast foods. Keep reading for the details. - Ty Armstrong, Writer/Community Manager | | The use of AI in hiring has become increasingly common—and now, attorneys believe some companies that offer AI-based screening and interviewing services could be illegally providing consumer reports about job applicants without adhering to the strict requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. If you applied for a job in the past two years with a company that used an AI recruitment service like Hirevue, Workday, Greenhouse, Lever By Employ or Ashby, learn more here. | Are Walmart Spark Drivers Owed Minimum Wage, OT? Attorneys working with ClassAction.org believe Walmart may have misclassified Spark drivers as independent contractors instead of employees and denied them employment benefits like minimum and overtime wages. If you drove for Spark and did not live in California at the time, you may be able to take action to recover money for unpaid wages and denied benefits. This page has all the details, including how to sign up. | | New Data Breach Investigations | | | Got a data breach notice? Don’t throw it out – and check out our full list of ongoing investigations here. You may be able to help get a class action lawsuit started. | | | | ~ In Case You Missed It ~ Dupixent: Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Risk? Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are looking to file lawsuits on behalf of patients who used Dupixent and were diagnosed with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Allegations have surfaced that the drug’s makers knew about this risk but failed to properly warn patients and doctors. If you or a family member was diagnosed with this form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which primarily affects the skin, learn more about filing a lawsuit and what you could be owed. | Case Updates Our settlements page is always being updated. Have you checked to see if you're covered by any open settlements? You can also check out the latest settlements as they happen by following us on Twitter. | | Latest Settlements - First Choice Dental Data Breach
If your private information was affected by an October 2023 First Choice Dental data breach, you may be included in this settlement. - Oregon Community Credit Union Unwanted Calls
If you were not an Oregon Community Credit Union member and received an artificial or prerecorded call from OCCU to your cell between October 8, 2020 and April 4, 2025, you may be covered by this settlement. - MedQ Data Breach
You may be included in this settlement if you received a notice stating that your information may have been exposed in a December 2023 MedQ data breach. | | | To view a complete list of settlements and to find out how you can file a claim, click here. | |
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| | ~ In Other News ~ | A recently filed lawsuit claims Iris Airtight Pet Food Containers are unreasonably dangerous, as a pet can become locked inside and potentially suffocate. Although Iris advertises that the “secure locking latch” is designed to “keep pets from sneaking a second or even third breakfast,” the proposed class action suit alleges that the lid design is defective, as a pet can open the container, climb inside and become trapped. Read up on the case here. | | TreeHouse Foods has agreed to pay a $4 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit that claimed the manufacturer failed to warn consumers that many of its frozen breakfast food products voluntarily recalled in October 2024 may have been contaminated with listeria. If you bought any of the affected products, this page outlines how you can file a claim and what you could be owed. | ~ Forward to a friend ~
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