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Proposed ban on credit checks in hiring meets resistance from employers
A proposed ban on employers checking the credit records of current or prospective employees met broad resistance from a range of employer groups today.
The Senate Labor Committee advanced a bill, S-455, that would bar the practice, with exemptions if credit history is required as a qualification for a job, such as a financial management position.
Stefanie Riehl, an assistant vice president with the New Jersey Business & Industry Association, said the Legislature should wait until the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issues a decision regarding credit checks, which it has been reviewing since 2010. (Kitcheman, NJBIZ)
