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New Maryland Statute Further Complicates Patchwork of Credit Privacy Laws

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Littler Mendelson

  Credit History II.jpgWhen Maryland enacted its law restricting the use of credit history for employment purposes on April 12, 2011, it became the fifth state - joining Hawaii, Illinois, Oregon, and Washington - to enact a credit privacy law. Maryland's law transforms what was a mildly complicated compliance challenge for multi-state employers into an expanding morass. With credit privacy bills currently pending in more than twenty states, multi-state employers should expect that it will become increasingly difficult to establish company-wide policies on the use of credit history for employment purposes. To learn more about this development and its implications for employers, please continue reading at Littler's Workplace Privacy Counsel blog.

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