As if anyone needed another reason to love Governor Moonbeam

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  1. The Mello Guy

    The Mello Guy Well-Known Member

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    Bill History: AB 22 was approved by the Assembly by a vote of 45 to 29 and the State Senate by a vote of 21 to 17. The bill was signed by the Governor.

    background...

    CFC Position: Support


    The Consumer Federation of California supports AB 22 (Mendoza) because it would prohibit a prospective employer from using consumer credit reports in the hiring process. The bill provides exceptions in cases when the job duties include access to cash or other financial assets, when the job is in law enforcement and in other narrow areas.

    Listen to CFC's Zack Kaldveer discuss the legislation on the Rick Smith Show.

    An employer should not have any right to obtain confidential information that is not germane to a prospective employee’s job. Credit reports do not have predictive value in determining a worker’s ability to perform job duties, but a bad credit report might unfairly influence a hiring employer’s attitude toward a job applicant.

    Unemployed workers are more likely to have suffered some downgrading of their credit score due to the circumstances of their unemployment; hence reliance on credit reports as a factor in hiring decisions might adversely impact those most in need of a job.

    Credit reports are often inaccurate, and could unfairly bias an employer. Correcting mistaken information in a credit report is a tedious, time consuming process, and in the meantime, the job applicant is harmed due to errors by credit reporting entities.

    We urge the Legislature to protect the financial privacy of Californians from unwarranted snooping by prospective employers by voting Yes on AB 22.


    http://www.consumercal.org/article.php?id=968

    I think its a long over due.....its not of anyones (*)(*)(*)(*) business unless im asking you for credit. ....what my credit score is.

    in fact my employer should show me theirs....as im assuming they will be in business long enough to pay me...if anything im giving THEM credit.
     
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    fiddlerdave Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Yeah, anyone who has been stiffed on a paycheck knows all about this!
     
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    HB Surfer Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I am sure liberals with their propensity to not honor their word or their debts will certainly applaud the measure.
     
  4. The Mello Guy

    The Mello Guy Well-Known Member

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    and im sure corporate boot lickers will always welcome more intrusion into their private life until we get back the company store and indentured servitude
     
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    HB Surfer Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You are talking about private industry? Your disjointed opinion is so telling.

    How about you just pay for the products and services you receive? Or... just don't sign a contract saying you will.
     
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    f_socialism New Member

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    It is just one more reason not to start a business in California, or to move a business to another state.
     
  7. The Mello Guy

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    imagine how good my score will be with NO credit! even better!
     
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    Credit reports are often inaccurate, and could unfairly bias an employer. Correcting mistaken information in a credit report is a tedious, time consuming process, and in the meantime, the job applicant is harmed due to errors by credit reporting entities.

    from the OP
     
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    What's next, banning the use of background checks? :roll:
     
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    California will be the first (Of Many) "Sanctuary States" .
     
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    I'm not sure where I stand on this particular law, but the credit industry itself is a joke.

    Watch "Maxed Out". It's pretty disturbing. The credit industry is so lax that it apparently allows the credit of other people with the same or a similar name to your own to affect your credit.

    So, if you have a common name and some of the people with that name decide to declare bankruptcy, your credit suffers regardless of your own actions.
     
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    Due to the inaccuracies and erroneous data found on most credit reports, I can support this all day long. Employers have NO right to a prospective employees financial history.
     
  13. Professor Peabody

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    I certainly don't want someone who's in serious financial trouble working for me, it's called employee theft. If this becomes law and I owned a business, I would extend the probationary period to 5 years where I could let 'em go for any reason.
     
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    maybe we can start checking whos going to federal clinics....if they cant afford to buy insurace they clearly have financial issues that make them a thief.

    and bad credit in no way indicates financial trouble
     
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    Credit reports are for people applying for credit. Have nothing to do with employment. Just another invasion of personal property rights by an intrusive federal beauracracy. If you don't value your rights, you deserve to lose them. As for the employer, they should have the right to hire or fire anyone on the basis of their past and present job performance. But, if an employer feels someone is untrustworthy, then they should not have to hire them. It is the employers money and he should not have restrictions on how he spends it. To hell with EEOC.
     
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    hahahhahaha of course
     
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    For Mello People who take personal responsibility for their actions= corporate boot lickers
     
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    I'm not usually a fan of policies introduced by the left. I do have to wonder what a credit report would have to do with the performance of an employee. I can certainly understand an employer being interested if the employee is going to have access to finances in any way, but that seems to be covered in the bill. Have there been any studies linking a bad credit report to bad job performance?
     
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    are you telling me everyone who doesnt have a perfect credit score is irresponsible?
     
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    There is no statistical data to support your fears.
     
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    Do you think the government should have access to your credit?
     
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    How many people actually work for corporations?

    I think Brown is a clown but I do like the bill and I see it as a win for privacy.

    The company store and slave innuendo is silly.
     
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    Well, I'm certainly no fan of Jerry Brown, and as much as I am stunned to type this, I (gasp) agree with Mello on this one.:)

    Credit reports should be for credit. The exceptions written into the law seem appropriate.
     
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    I would hire an out of state company to check the credit for me. Problem solved.
     
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    They are public documents, just as any store can get a copy or a bank and yes they can indicate how responsible a person is.

    Which an employer would factor in.

    If it is not accurate then that is your fault, you should routinely check your credit report.

    If I have financial privacy then why do I have to report my private financial information to the government else go to jail?
    You are perfectly free to pull a D&B on them.
     

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