Pamela Devata

Pamela Devata is a Labor and Employment Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Chicago. She’s a national authority and firm go-to for all issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), background screening compliance, use of criminal and credit history, and Electronic Signature issues as well online and manual employment applications. A nationally recognized employment counselor, Pam has participated in numerous interviews, speeches, webinars, and trainings to employers on the subject criminal history and credit checks as well as everything related to the background checks. She has leveraged her niche area of expertise into a thriving litigation class action practice. She counsels both employers, resellers, and consumer reporting agencies of background information on compliance requirements under FCRA and related state laws, develops procedures for appropriately handling high-volume national hiring needs, and she regularly litigates these issues on a single-plaintiff and class-wide basis throughout the country. · Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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Pamela Devata is a Labor and Employment Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Chicago, recognized as a national authority on Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) compliance, background screening, and related employment litigation.

Practice areas

Labor and EmploymentEmployment LitigationBackground Screening ComplianceClass Action

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United States

Seyfarth Shaw LLP · Pamela Devata is a Labor and Employment Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Chicago. She’s a national authority and firm go-to for all issues related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), background screening compliance, use of criminal and credit history, and Electronic Signature issues as well online and manual employment applications. A nationally recognized employment counselor, Pam has participated in numerous interviews, speeches, webinars, and trainings to employers on the subject criminal history and credit checks as well as everything related to the background checks. She has leveraged her niche area of expertise into a thriving litigation class action practice. She counsels both employers, resellers, and consumer reporting agencies of background information on compliance requirements under FCRA and related state laws, develops procedures for appropriately handling high-volume national hiring needs, and she regularly litigates these issues on a single-plaintiff and class-wide basis throughout the country.

United States

Expertise

Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ComplianceBackground Screening ComplianceCriminal and Credit History IssuesElectronic Signature IssuesClass Action Litigation

Education

JD, Chicago-Kent College of Law, with high honors (2001)
BA, Washington University in St. Louis (1998)