H.R.321 - 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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  • Short: Equal Employment for All Act as introduced.
  • 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.

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Steve Cohen

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Official Summary

1/19/2011--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 adve

Official Summary

1/19/2011--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.321

  • American Ethical Union

Organizations Opposing H.R.321

  • Investigative and Security Professionals for Legislative Action
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02/27/12
Are pre-employment background checks discriminatory?

See H.R. 321, Equal Employment for All Act (introduced Jan. 19, 2011). Given the fact that 2012 is an election year, coupled with the divisive environment of Capitol Hill, it seems unlikely that there will be much legislative progress this year on this iss

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what is the republican alternative to health care reform?

Just for the record, in case you want to check them out, these are the bills proposed, so far, by Price and his allies in the House: H.R. 77; H.R. 109; H.R. 198; H.R. 270; H.R. 321; H.R. 464; H.R. 502; H.R. 544; H.R. 917; H.R. ...

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04/14/12
what is the republican alternative to health care reform?

Just for the record, in case you want to check them out, these are the bills proposed, so far, by Price and his allies in the House: H.R. 77; H.R. 109; H.R. 198; H.R. 270; H.R. 321; H.R. 464; H.R. 502; H.R. 544; H.R. 917; H.R. ...

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04/14/12
what is the republican alternative to health care reform?

Just for the record, in case you want to check them out, these are the bills proposed, so far, by Price and his allies in the House: H.R. 77; H.R. 109; H.R. 198; H.R. 270; H.R. 321; H.R. 464; H.R. 502; H.R. 544; H.R. 917; H.R. ...

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