Reminder that 10 states have banned the use of credit history checks in the hiring process

All the talk is about ‘Ban the Box’ laws for criminal history checks in the hiring process.  However, there are 10 states that have banned the use of credit history checks in the hiring process.  As a reminder, here’s the list of those 10 states which have banned credit checks:

 

1. California
2. Colorado
3. Connecticut
4. Hawaii
5. Illinois
6. Maryland
7. Nevada
8. Oregon
9. Vermont
10. Washington

 

Employers in those states should ensure that their background screening and hiring processes do not include the use of credit history checks.

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