Philadelphia enacts Wage Equity Ordinance, prohibiting employers from asking about salary history
On Jan. 23, 2017, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed the Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance (“Ordinance”) into law. The new Ordinance ( File #160840 ) amends the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance to prohibit employers from asking about an applicant’s wage history at any point during the hiring process. The measure was unanimously approved by the Philadelphia City Council in December 2016. Read More
NYC Commission on Human Rights gives presentation on the city’s new background check laws
Paul Keefe, supervising attorney at the NYC Commission on Human Rights, gave a detailed presentation discussing NYC’s two new background check laws, the Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act and the Fair Chance Act. Read More
Philadelphia the latest city to restrict the use of credit information in employment decisions
Philadelphia Bill No. 160072 amends the city’s Fair Practices Ordinance and will prohibit employers in the City of Philadelphia from procuring or using applicants’ or employees’ credit information for employment purposes. Read More
Washington D.C. approves bill to prohibit credit checks in hiring
The Washington D.C. Council unanimously passed the “Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act” which will limit employers’ ability to inquire into an applicant, intern or employee’s credit information at any point during the hiring process. Read More
Suit claims electric utility provider denies jobs to those with bad credit
A class-action suit filed against Commonwealth Edison – commonly known as ComEd – alleges that the utility company denies jobs to applicants who have poor credit histories in violation of the Illinois Employee Credit Privacy Act. Read More