Lawsuit: Mattress Firm Unlawfully Obtains Consumer Information

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Top bedding retailer Mattress Firm Holding Corp. and subsidiary Mattress Firm, Inc. are on the receiving end of a proposed class action alleging the companies routinely and systematically obtain consumer report information in violation of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Filed in Delaware, the case alleges the plaintiff and proposed class members—individuals who’ve applied to work for Mattress Firm—have suffered concrete harm due to the defendants’ use of an illegal disclosure form for job applications.

“Mattress Firm’s company-wide practices create a risk of real, material harm because its disclosure form is full of vague terms, confusing phrases, and distracting formatting that prevent an adequate understanding of the authorization request and, as a result, violate job applicants’ privacy rights by exposing personal information without the applicants full and knowing consent,” the lawsuit alleges.