Law, Business, and Society 9th Edition by Tony McAdams

Exercise 12

Roseman resigned from the John Hancock Insurance Company following allegations of misuse of his expense account. He reimbursed the account. Subsequently he was denied employment by another insurance firm after that firm read a Retail Credit Company credit report on him. The credit report included accurate information regarding Roseman's resignation. Was Retail Credit in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act in circulating information regarding the resignation Explain. See Roseman v. Retail Credit Co., Inc., 428 F. Supp. 643 (Pa. 1977).