States may ban credit checks on job applicants after realizing that nobody has good credit anymore

It's hard enough to find a job in this economy, and now some people are facing another hurdle: Potential employers are holding their credit histories against them.

With that mind, state legislators in Illinois and 15 other states have proposed bills to ban credit checks on most job applicants, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Hawaii and Washington already have such bans in place.

"We are in the great recession and this creates a vicious cycle," said Maryland Delegate Kirill Reznik, who drafted a bill being considered in his state. "People lose their jobs, that naturally precipitates them getting behind on bills, their credit scores go down, they are trying to find a job to pay off the bills, and employers won't hire them because of their credit score.

http://www.chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2010/03/states-may-ban-credit-checks-on-job-applicants.html

States may ban credit checks on job applicants after realizing that nobody has good credit anymore

States may ban credit checks on job applicants after realizing that nobody has good credit anymore

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