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Consumer advocates urge ban on employers’ use of credit reports in hiring
5571348 · May 13, 2025
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Summary
The National Consumer Law Center told lawmakers that credit reports are unreliable and disproportionately harm Black and Latino applicants; the witness urged the committee to report S1286 restricting employer use of credit information.
Chi Chi Wu, senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center, testified in support of S 12-86, a bill that would restrict employers from considering applicants’ credit reports in hiring and employment decisions except where required by law or necessary for national-security clearances or self-regulatory financial…
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