D.C. bill would make credit checks by most employers illegal

Published January 23, 2011 5:00am ET



The D.C. Council is considering a bill that would make it illegal for most employers to run credit checks on prospective employees. Employers have increasingly turned to credit checks as part of vetting potential new hires, saying that a poor credit history could reflect poor judgment. But privacy advocates say in many cases the checks delve too far into job applicants’ personal information.

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