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Assembly Bill A9464

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of credit history in making decisions

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2015-A9464 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6780
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง380-BB, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A3288, S3610
2019-2020: S2241

2015-A9464 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of credit history in making decisions.

2015-A9464 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9464

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 8, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting  an
  employer from discriminating on the basis of credit history

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
380-BB to read as follows:
  S 380-BB. DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF  CREDIT  HISTORY.    NOTWITH-
STANDING ANY CONTRARY PROVISION OF LAW, NO EMPLOYER SHALL USE OR REQUEST
INFORMATION  IN  THE  CREDIT  HISTORY  OF A JOB APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE IN
CONNECTION WITH OR AS A CRITERION FOR EMPLOYMENT  DECISIONS  RELATED  TO
HIRING,  TERMINATION,  PROMOTION, DEMOTION, DISCIPLINE, COMPENSATION, OR
THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, OR PRIVILEGES OF EMPLOYMENT UNLESS  THE  EMPLOYER
IS  MANDATED  BY  THIS  ARTICLE  OR FEDERAL LAW TO USE INDIVIDUAL CREDIT
HISTORY FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES, OR THE EMPLOYER HAS A BONA FIDE PURPOSE
FOR REQUESTING OR USING INFORMATION IN THE CREDIT HISTORY REPORT THAT IS
SUBSTANTIALLY RELATED TO THE EMPLOYEE'S CURRENT OR POTENTIAL JOB AND THE
EMPLOYER COMPLIES WITH THE NOTICE AND CONSENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDER-
AL FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13468-01-5

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