Philadelphia Bans Credit Reports
Philadelphia Pennsylvania Mayor Jim Kenney signed the Fair Practices Ordnance on 07/07/2016 banning the use of a credit report in employment decisions. This also bans the information if being used for discharging, tenure, promotion or disciplinary reasons. Bill Number 160072 is a bit different than other similar ordinances around the country. This ordinance affects all employers with at least one employee and still bans the request for the information whether or not it is pre