Stacey Blecher

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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Using Credit Histories In Employment Decisions: An Overview Of Divergent State & Local Requirements

Seyfarth Synopsis: Over the past few years, restrictions regarding the use of credit checks by employers on applicants and employees have been passed at various state and municipal levels, and the federal government has...more

6/13/2018 / Credit Checks , Credit History , Employee Credit Checks , Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) , Hiring & Firing , Job Applicants , Popular

D.C. Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act Prohibits Inquiry Into Prospective and Current Employees’ Credit Information

The District of Columbia has become the newest jurisdiction to prohibit employers from inquiring into their job applicants’ and current employees’ credit information. ...more

2/20/2017 / Credit Checks , Employee Credit Checks , Employment Discrimination , Fines , Hiring & Firing , Human Rights Act , Mayor Bowser , Pending Legislation

Philadelphia Restricts Employers’ Use of Credit History for Employment Purposes

Seyfarth Synopsis: Effective July 7, 2016, employers in Philadelphia are prohibited from procuring or using an applicant’s or employee’s credit history for employment purposes. On June 7, 2016, Philadelphia Mayor...more

7/16/2016 / Credit History , Employee Credit Checks , Employment Discrimination , Exceptions , Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) , Hiring & Firing , Job Applicants , Local Ordinance , Private Right of Action

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