California Assemblyman Tony Mendoza’s bill to ban employers from performing credit checks on prospective employees has just passed the assembly. According to Mendoza, assessing a person’s credit ...

With “little to no evidence” indicating a correlation between credit history and job performance, a new law will ban ...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Effective April 18, 2026, New York State will prohibit employers from requesting or using consumer credit history for employment decisions, with only narrow exemptions. The law also ...

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 ...

A sweeping new state law will soon bar most employers in New York from using credit history when making hiring and employment ...

Employers increasingly use credit reports to screen job applicants in the process of determining whether they are unreliable or pose theft risks, according to Bill Hardekopf, CEO of LowCards.com.

Credit checks and payment history will no longer factor into most employment decisions in New York State on Saturday.

Starting on April 18, 2026, employers in New York State will no longer be allowed to use consumer credit history in most ...