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California Assemblyman Tony Mendoza’s bill to ban employers from performing credit checks on prospective employees has just passed the assembly. According to Mendoza, assessing a person’s credit ...

Brenda Matthews thought she had landed the job of her dreams. After interviewing for a paralegal position in Johnson & Johnson’s legal department, Matthews was offered the job. The 27-year-old single ...

Employers increasingly use credit reports to screen job applicants in the process of determining whether they are unreliable or pose theft risks, according to Bill Hardekopf, CEO of LowCards.com.

About half of U.S. employers check your credit history for at least some jobs and may turn you down because of what they find. The version employers see doesn't include your credit score but does show ...

Hiring the right person is about more than just skill or experience. Employers want someone reliable, especially for roles involving finances or sensitive information. But credit checks can be tricky ...

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NY Employer-Credit-Checks Ban Has Exemptions, but Claiming Them Might Be Hornet's Nest "We would caution employers against assuming that any particular category of employee meets any one of the ...