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Le Taz Hot

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24. You are never required to put your SS# on the application.

Reply to hollysmom (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 17, 2013, 01:19 PM

Dec 2013

I'm surprised there are still applications out there that ask that.

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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