Are you breathing a sigh of relief, job applicants? If a prospective employer runs a background check prior to hiring you, the chances they’ll falsely learn that you’re an armed robber, “a sex ...

Beginning April 18, employers screening or employing workers in New York are prohibited from using credit history information in employment decisions, subject to certain exceptions. Outside of ...

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Hiring the right person is about more than just skill or experience. Employers want someone reliable, especially for roles involving finances or sensitive information. But credit checks can be tricky ...

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New York has now enacted a statewide ban that, with limited exceptions, prohibits employers from using consumer credit history in hiring and other employment decisions. Effective April 18, 2026, the ...

As Black America continues to struggle with high unemployment rates, a new research report by Demos, a public policy organization titled, Discredited: How employment credit checks keep qualified ...

Effective April 18, 2026, New York State employers will be restricted from obtaining or using a “consumer credit history” for hiring and personnel decisions, just as New York City employers have been ...

With “little to no evidence” indicating a correlation between credit history and job performance, a new law will ban employers, labor organizations or employment agencies from conducting consumer ...