Can’t Get A Job Due To Bad Credit
You lost your job and maxed out your credit cards. Bill collectors are calling non-stop. Your once decent credit history is now full of late payments and your credit score has taken a nose-dive. (fix your credit history) You NEED a job, but you can’t get a job because your credit history sucks. It’s a Catch-22. How can not hiring someone because their credit is lousy be legal?
If you live in California, it may be illegal very soon.
September 8, 2011
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Employers would be prohibited from using consumer credit reports when considering applicants for most jobs under a bill that cleared the state Senate.
AB22 would block using credit checks except when hiring for managers, law enforcement, financial jobs and other positions in which the person would be expected to handle valuable items or information.
Senate Minority Leader Bob Dutton, a Republican from Rancho Cucamonga, says the bill makes it tougher for businesses to hire qualified employees.
Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, a Democrat from Concord who carried the bill in the Senate, says credit reports are not always accurate and do not give employers the background that might lead to a poor credit rating.
The bill passed the Senate 21-17 Thursday and returns to the Assembly for a final vote on amendments.
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Bob Dutton is a moron. Since when is credit history a sign of a “qualified employee”? I am not a political person, but Republicans really piss me off. It’s all about me, me, me and how dare you let anyone else into the door.
