Darktrace Sued by Prospective Employee Over Allegedly Unlawful Background Check

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Darktrace, Inc. is on the receiving end of a proposed class action that alleges the cybersecurity company’s application process violated a prospective employee’s rights.

According to the case, the plaintiff signed a form consenting to a background check while applying for a job at the company in July 2018. The complaint says the authorization form also contained a liability waiver, in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), which requires that a background check disclosure be presented separately in a standalone document.

Moreover, the man claims his report improperly listed an April 2012 shoplifting charge that had been expunged the following September. The defendant supposedly went on to deny the plaintiff employment based on these findings without properly advising the man of his rights and giving him an opportunity to correct any inaccuracies.