NYC Bans Credit Reports
Yes, it happened. New York City Governor, Bill DeBlasio signed the law on 05/08/2015 making it illegal for most employers to use credit reports for pre-employment screening purposes. We hinted to this strong possibility in our previous post. New York City’s ban is considered the broadest ban in the country as of yet. The law effectively bans most employers from not only using credit information during the screening process, but also most kinds of financial information as well