H.R.3149 - Equal Employment for All Act

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions. as introduced.
  • Short: Equal Employment for All Act as introduced.

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Steve Cohen

D-TN

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Official Summary

7/9/2009--Introduced.Equal Employment for All Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes or for making an adver

Official Summary

7/9/2009--Introduced.Equal Employment for All Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes or for making an adverse action, if the report contains information that bears upon the consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity. Makes exceptions to such prohibition for employment:
(1) which requires a national security or Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) clearance;
(2) with a state or local government agency which otherwise requires use of a consumer report; or
(3) in a supervisory, managerial, professional, or executive position at a financial institution.

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Organizations Supporting H.R.3149

  • Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  • National Organization for Women
  • National Consumer Law Center
  • Consumer Action
  • National Assocation of Consumer Advocates
  • ...and 2 more. See all.

Organizations Opposing H.R.3149

  • American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
  • College and University Professional Association for Human Resources
  • Food Marketing Institute
  • Human Resource Policy Association
  • International Foodservice Distributors Association
  • International Franchise Association
  • ...and 22 more. See all.
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12/09/10
FICO Scores & the New Recession Reality Series - Part 3 of 4, Real Change Must be Made

...and in all states. It also must have real meaning and not be lip service to citizens. J. Kane Latta is the man behind the "H.R.3149 The Equal Employment for All Act" Facebook group. He advocates, "The House Committee on Financial Services has held two h

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12/08/10
FICO Scores & the New Recession Reality Series - Part 2 of 4, "How Did FICO Become Zeus?"

...lower and it's being caused by negative information hitting credit files, not lower credit limits." The man behind the "H.R.3149 The Equal Employment for All Act" Facebook group is Mr. J. Kane Latta. He blames laws that do not protect the consumer, mark

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01/02/11
Services & Info | Easy Loans UK

The man behind the "H.R.3149 the Equal Employment for All Act" Facebook group is mr. J. Kane Latta. He blames laws that do not protect the consumer, marketing by credit bureaus to sell their product that perpetuates the myth of the FICO ...

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12/28/10
08hayabusa: How Not to Help Blacks Find Employment

Several states have explicitly banned employers from using credit histories in employment screening, and a law was recently introduced (H.R. 3149) that would severely limit this practice nationally. This anti-background check effort ...

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12/28/10
THE FED WANTS TO BAN EMPLOYER CREDIT AND CRIMINAL CHECKS FOR ...

Several states have explicitly banned employers from using credit histories in employment screening and a law was recently introduced (H.R. 3149) that would severely limit this practice nationally. This anti-background check effort ...

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