Lawyers' Committee's Audrey Wiggins Quoted in 'More Employers Running Credit Checks on Applicants'
July 13, 2010 | By Jackie Jones | Black America Web News
A July 13th article by Jackie Jones published on Black America Web dealt with the substance of the Lawyers' Committee's Access Campaign, which is intended to combat the missuse of background and credit checks in the workplace.
As Ms. Jones noted, "running credit checks on people who are already struggling financially and/or are out of work can make it harder for the unemployed, especially African-Americans, to regain their footing in the current economy."
Employment Discirimination Project Director Audrey Wiggins was quoted as stating that some employers use the credit checks to say, "if you’re not taking care of your business, you’re not going to take care of ours.”
The piece directed readers to the Lawyers' Committee's Know Your Rights tip sheet, which is available here: http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/projects/employment_discrimination?id=0008
To read Ms. Jones' article, please click here: http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/20191
