The swelling tide of class action litigation against employers under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is unmistakable. It cuts across all industries, including retailers, restaurant chains, theatre chains, manufacturers, financial institutions and transportation companies. To illustrate how the threat to employers is concrete, not merely hypothetical, close to a dozen nationwide class actions were filed in plaintiff-friendly venues during just June and July 2014. Three suits were filed by one firm on the same day in July.