American Rail Engineers Corp. (ARE), based in Irvine, California, recently acquired a New Hampshire drone services company, Media Wing, LLC (Media Wing), to conduct geographic information system (GIS) mapping and data analytics and enhance ARE’s remote sensing and data processing capabilities. ARE is a bridge management and safety services business for private railroads and public
Background check companies to pay $13 million for FCRA violations
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Data Privacy, Enforcement + Litigation
General Information Services (GIS) and e-Background-checks.com Inc. (e-Background) agreed to pay $13 million in restitution and fines to settle their violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) charged by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB charged GIS and e-Background with failure to ensure that the background checks they produced to potential employers…