California Joins Other States in Placing Restriction on Employers' Use of Credit Checks

One Minute Memo: California Joins Other States in Placing Restrictions
on Employers' Use of Credit Checks

On October 10, 2011, Governor Brown signed into legislation Assembly
Bill No. 22, which generally prohibits employers from using an
applicant's or employee's credit history in making employment decisions.
Prior to this legislation, employers could request a credit report for
employment purposes if they provided prior written notice of the request
to the person for whom the report was sought. Assembly Bill 22
significantly changes this landscape by prohibiting employers from using
credit reports for employment purposes unless the report is used for one
of the limited purposes enumerated by the statute.

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