California has become the latest state to ban credit checks during the pre-employment screening process, a move that proponents say will help those down on their luck get jobs based on their merit without having to account for their recent hard times.
Exceptions to the new rule, put forth in Assembly Bill 22 by Assemblyman Tony Mendoza, D-Artesia, include jobs in the state’s Department of Justice and law enforcement, managerial positions, and those that control $10,000 or more during their workday. Also, employers can still conduct background checks of prospective hires.
California joins Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Oregon and Washington as states that have imposed pre-employment credit check bans. Similar legislation has been proposed or is pending in 28 states, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Several business groups are opposed to the new law, saying it makes employers vulnerable to theft and fraud from their own employees. But those in favor of the law say credit checks unfairly cull candidates who are fully qualified but whose credit scores were damaged by layoffs, foreclosures and other financial hardships.
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