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Monday, March 21, 2011
Md. Lawmakers Want To Limit Credit Checks On Job Seekers
Robert Robinson wanted to be a security guard. Easter Morris tried becoming a cleaning lady. Kyla Whiting sought work at a handbag outlet store. All say they were denied jobs because their would-be employers learned that they had low credit scores.
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I happen to see a lot of credit reports and I can tell you one thing --- if you REALLY want to put some more people on the unemployment rolls, start using credit scores as criteria for getting a job....6-7 years of a bad economy, lay-offs, business closings (including moving out of the country entirely), credit card and housing issues, etc., have WRECKED the credit scores of millions. I'm not sure (although I KNOW there will be the "I lost everything, but I --- holier than thou, of course -- went without eating for 5 months and ate dirt for a year after that, but STILL paid my bills" people) how not paying a credit card or a student loan affects your ability to sell purses, but they BETTER not allow credit scores to be used like that...
We need to know the whole story....credit scores are one of the only factors employers and landlords can fall back on to reject a person. If I have a gut feeling that a person is not who I want working for me or renting from, a credit score is all I can use......and I use it.
I rejected a job offer several years ago because part of the "application process" was that I agree & sign a waiver for the employer to check my credit. Sorry, my credit is MY business not my employer's (or prospective employer's). Every time someone checks your credit your score is effected.
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