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18. Great news! I've had this argument many times on DU

Tue Dec 17, 2013, 12:51 PM

Dec 2013

For some reason, a number of people think that a credit rating is a valid measure of employability, when in fact it's not really a measure of anything and is in fact a tool for denying access of one form or another.

The very fact that credit reports are subject to manipulation and review means that they are not an objective tool for analysis and have no place in determining employability or likely job performance.

They should be banned altogether.

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Senator Warren Introduces Legislation to Prohibit Employers from Requiring Credit Report Disclosure [View all] ProSense Dec 2013 OP

Absolutely correct! sheshe2 Dec 2013 #1

ha, I never understood why they wanted it hollysmom Dec 2013 #2

The big players - JPM, for example, are afraid that if you have a bad credit record, djean111 Dec 2013 #3

well this was a piddling programming job for UPS. hollysmom Dec 2013 #4

Hey, don't you know - all programmers are considered geniuses bent on somehow siphoning djean111 Dec 2013 #6

I had an attorney ask me if I was married & had children. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #7

It's a modern day phrenology ck4829 Dec 2013 #11

You are never required to put your SS# on the application. Le Taz Hot Dec 2013 #24

well that is what I told rthem about 20 years ago hollysmom Dec 2013 #32

I don't think there are applications that still do ... etherealtruth Dec 2013 #47

Temp agencies "hire" you when they sign you up Mopar151 Dec 2013 #53

It's about damn time! meow2u3 Dec 2013 #5

K&R El_Johns Dec 2013 #8

expect major blowback from the MyNameGoesHere Dec 2013 #9

Unless you are working in finance where you're actually directing how money is used - haele Dec 2013 #10

Good! Now let's move on to renting an apartment... KansDem Dec 2013 #12

If you are renting an apartment or a home, you are basically getting credit from your landlord. Why kelly1mm Dec 2013 #52

When I started out in life and needed to find a place to live... KansDem Dec 2013 #57

Exactly! ctsnowman Dec 2013 #60

I mean, I don't have to undergo a "credit check" when I buy groceries! KansDem Dec 2013 #63

One of the worst aspects ctsnowman Dec 2013 #64

The problem is that most rental leases that you sign are for 1 year. Thus, even with kelly1mm Dec 2013 #65

A very sensible bill. avaistheone1 Dec 2013 #13

What I want to know is why Sen Warren LittleGirl Dec 2013 #14

Most of the others are frauds - con men and women. polichick Dec 2013 #25

I find your honesty refreshing. nt woo me with science Dec 2013 #36

Well, thanks! I think the only chance we have... polichick Dec 2013 #38

"Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder" MannyGoldstein Dec 2013 #35

More people need to start asking this question. n/t Kermitt Gribble Dec 2013 #39

Because they are bought and paid for by corporations just like Repugs. YOHABLO Dec 2013 #42

Senator Warren Seems To Get Everything Right supercats Dec 2013 #15

No! We need her in the Senate. She is doing great work there. nt tblue37 Dec 2013 #46

i'm sure Madame Pritzker does not approve FatBuddy Dec 2013 #16

This would seem to be a no brainer Progressive dog Dec 2013 #17

Great news! I've had this argument many times on DU Orrex Dec 2013 #18

Good for Sen. Warren NastyRiffraff Dec 2013 #19

thank you Mrs. Warren! k & r! eom wildbilln864 Dec 2013 #20

YES!!! A Senator FOR the people and the workers!! kelliekat44 Dec 2013 #21

I think this credit check for a job nonsense was an ALEC initiative octoberlib Dec 2013 #22

It also helps them justify H1Bs jmowreader Dec 2013 #54

Can I Just Say Again Le Taz Hot Dec 2013 #23

Every time I hear that she's helping to build the progressive movement or otherwise strengthen it calimary Dec 2013 #31

Credit reports = Capitalistic Debtors prison MindMover Dec 2013 #26

I love her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lint Head Dec 2013 #27

I think the credit scores are more accurately call Corporate citizen report cards. JEB Dec 2013 #28

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Dec 2013 #29

Something I've advocated for a long time... politichew Dec 2013 #30

Excellent. We already have a law like this in Washington State Matariki Dec 2013 #33

Imagine. Government of, by, and for The People. MannyGoldstein Dec 2013 #34

I'm wondering what blue14u Dec 2013 #51

Warren 2016!! AzDar Dec 2013 #37

Love this! Kermitt Gribble Dec 2013 #40

Become a citizen co-sponsor, see link in OP. n/t ProSense Dec 2013 #41

Sen Warren has more spine than the rest of the party combined. knr nt livingwagenow Dec 2013 #43

This is why she is one of the best senators in Congress! Nanjing to Seoul Dec 2013 #44

Excellent--and about time! nt tblue37 Dec 2013 #45

Even worse when they use it for insurance WatchWhatISay Dec 2013 #48

Fucking A, Elizabeth. TheKentuckian Dec 2013 #49

Here's a link to a study that found no relationship between credit scores and performance aikoaiko Dec 2013 #50

Steve Cohen introduced the bill in the House ProSense Dec 2013 #55

Yes, of course, I remember that.. mountain grammy Dec 2013 #58

Signed. n/t rucky Dec 2013 #56

Good. It is none of their business. WCLinolVir Dec 2013 #59

K & R ctsnowman Dec 2013 #61

Injuries or Divorce to bankrupcy polynomial Dec 2013 #62