Ban on checking credit of job applicants clears (Calif.) Assembly

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Source: Sacramento Bee

Legislation to ban most employers from conducting credit checks on job applicants cleared the Assembly today.

Assembly Bill 22 cleared the lower house by a vote of 42-28, with no Republican support.

The bill was proposed by Assemblyman Tony Mendoza, D-Artesia, who said that credit reports can be inaccurate or muddied by layoffs or emergency situations. They do not truly reflect whether a person is trustworthy and hardworking, he said.

... AB 22 would not apply if the job sought is involved in handling money, assets, or confidential information and the position is in a financial institution, is managerial, is for a sworn peace officer post, or is in the Department of Justice.

Read more: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/05/ban-on-checking-credit-of-job.html