Will Your Credit Report Disqualify You For a Job?

coondoggie writes "Two companies that fired workers and rejected job applicants based on background checks, without informing those people of their rights, have settled with the FTC for $77,000 in civil penalties. Most experts we talked to think this case is just the tip of the iceberg. The companies — Quality Terminal Services and Rail Terminal Services — were charged with violating provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which requires employers to get permission to look at individual credit reports. If you don't get a job because of information in your report, the employer must show you the report and tell you how to get a copy from the consumer reporting company. There is no charge for the report if you request it within 60 days of getting notice that you did not get a job."

Comments

Re:Dumb.

[evilandi]

Would an employer really want to employ someone who couldn't even work out how to pay their bills?

Managing your finances correctly is a good indicator of how responsible you are.

Re:Dumb.

[JPLemme]

You shouldn't be surprised. The Christians are too busy fighting to keep evolution out of schools and gays out of wedding chapels to actually focus on the poor, the sick, or any of the other people who Jesus spent his life helping.