CA Restricts Use of Credit Reports
California is the latest state to place restrictions on the use of a person’s credit history in the hiring decision. Following states such as Connecticut, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii, California is now the seventh state to limit the use of a credit report in the hiring decision. Proponents of the bill, AB 22, state that unless a person has direct fiduciary responsibility or handles a large amount of cash daily, that a person’s individual financial history has no bearing on job capability or job performance. States have begun placing greater restrictions on employers because of the personal toll that the economic downturn and unemployment levels take on people.
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