Recently, the Sixth Circuit found that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) preempted a former employee’s state law defamation claim against his former employer. While the FCRA can impose burdensome requirements on the entities that fall within its scope, including consumer reporting agencies (“CRAs”), furnishers, or users of consumer reports, the FCRA can also serve as a shield against certain state law tort claims.
In McKenna v. Dillion Transportation, LLC, plaintiff, a truck driver named Frank McKenna, sued his former employer, Dillon Transportation, LLC, for ...
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