The absurdity of the FTC's interpretation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act's application to workplace investigations: Why courts should look instead to the legislative history

Fuchs examines the legislative history of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and its 1996 Amendments to show that the FTC misconstrued the meaning of the statute in its interpretation of the Act as it applies to workplace investigations. The FCRA was enacted to address credit-reporting problems, and courts should interpret the FCRA to exclude coverage of workplace discrimination situations, regardless of any further action by Congress or the FTC.