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Credit Checks and Employment

Melissa Broome and Colleen Denston talked about lawmakers in Maryland who have proposed legislation that would ban employers from doing a cr… read more

Melissa Broome and Colleen Denston talked about lawmakers in Maryland who have proposed legislation that would ban employers from doing a credit check as a reason to deny employment. Fifteen other states have also considered similar laws and legislation is pending in Congress that would ban employers from hiring and firing based on credit scores. They also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. close

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  • Melissa Broome Senior Policy Advocate Job Opportunities Task Force
  • Colleen Denston Government Affairs Director Maryland Society for Human Resource
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292763-4
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Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Mar 27, 2010 | 8:33am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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  • Mar 27, 2010 | 8:33am EDT | C-SPAN 1
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