Philadelphia the latest city to restrict the use of credit information in employment decisions
Philadelphia Bill No. 160072 amends the city’s Fair Practices Ordinance and will prohibit employers in the City of Philadelphia from procuring or using applicants’ or employees’ credit information for employment purposes. Read More
CFPB hits another company with hefty fine for violations of the FCRA
Clarity Services, Inc., a Florida-based credit reporting agency, agreed to pay an $8 million penalty to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau amid allegations that the company obtained credit reports on consumers without “permissible purpose.” Read More
NYC Commission on Human Rights clarifies applicability of new background screening laws
NYC Commission on Human Rights: New “ban the box” and credit report laws do not apply extraterritorially—NYC must be the “locus of the job.” Read More
NYC Commission on Human Rights gives presentation on the city’s new background check laws
Paul Keefe, supervising attorney at the NYC Commission on Human Rights, gave a detailed presentation discussing NYC’s two new background check laws, the Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act and the Fair Chance Act. Read More
NYC publishes interpretative enforcement guide concerning recent ban on applicant credit checks; includes stipulation for exemption of FINRA members
The New York City Commission on Human Rights released the document concerning the Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act (“SCDEA”), which went into effect on September 3. Read More