Liability Laden Credit Check Bills Coming Up for a Vote in the Senate
Like so many other bills in the employment law context that have been considered recently, S524 and S1130, are a liability boondoggle disguised as a regulatory mandate. On their face, the bills simply prohibit employers from conducting credit history checks on employees and job applicants. But under the surface, this legislation dramatically increases the liability risk businesses in New Jersey must face since it would encourage employees and job applicants to take non-compliant employers to court. As we have repeatedly said, increasing liability risk is bad for New Jersey’s economy.