AN ACT PREVENTING CREDIT HISTORY BEING USED AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE IN HIRING DECISIONS.


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 6220*
*January Session, 2011*		LCO No. 1809

Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees
Introduced by:
REP. ROSE, 118th Dist.

AN ACT PREVENTING CREDIT HISTORY BEING USED AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE IN HIRING DECISIONS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to eliminate the use of credit reports in hiring decisions.

Statement of Purpose:

To prevent the usage of credit reports as a basis for denial of employment by potential employers.