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States Seek to Restrict Employer Credit Checks

Lawmakers want employers to prove credit reports are necessary

By Clay Dillow,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 13, 2009 12:00 PM CST

(Newser) – Several states and Obama administration officials are seeking restrictions on employers that unfairly screen out job applicants using credit checks, USA Today reports. Spiking unemployment and mortgage foreclosures brought on by the financial crisis have hurt many, and lawmakers say trustworthy people are being shut...   Read full story »

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