September 17, 2014 – Dēmos today released an open memo to Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito outlining unjustified exemptions that commonly weaken and undermine legislation on employment credit checks. Dēmos examined bills around the country and concluded that “exemptions – which often carve out broad general categories or specific job positions for which employment credit checks can still be conducted – are not substantiated by research showing that credit checks are valid for the exempted positions. Indeed, no peer-reviewed studies find that a job applicant’s personal credit report is a reliable indicator of the applicant’s future performance on the job or likelihood of committing fraud or any other form of misconduct or crime.” Read the entire memo here.Demos Releases Memo on Exemptions
September 17, 2014 – Dēmos today released an open memo to Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito outlining unjustified exemptions that commonly weaken and undermine legislation on employment credit checks. Dēmos examined bills around the country and concluded that “exemptions – which often carve out broad general categories or specific job positions for which employment credit checks can still be conducted – are not substantiated by research showing that credit checks are valid for the exempted positions. Indeed, no peer-reviewed studies find that a job applicant’s personal credit report is a reliable indicator of the applicant’s future performance on the job or likelihood of committing fraud or any other form of misconduct or crime.” Read the entire memo here.
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