Orange County Employment Lawyers

Credit Checks

Hiring employees is an essential part of running a successful business. As a result, it is unsurprising that businesses want to make sure that the employees they are hire are trustworthy, reliable, and responsible. To find out this information about potential employees, interviews do not always help. Another way employees choose to find out about potential employees is through credit checks.

Credit checks allow employees to see how responsible a potential employee is. In fact, the number one reason why employers choose to view a potential employee’s credit report is to gauge how responsible a potential employee is. The idea is that if an individual is responsible with her or his money, then she or he will likely be responsible at work.

There are other reasons why employers choose to run credit checks. The other top-rated ones are to verify a potential employee’s identity and work history and to judge how likely an employee is of workplace theft.

The jobs that are most likely to require a credit check are those that require some interaction with money, such as accounting or finance. After that come jobs in which money is actually handled, followed by jobs that require an individual to supervise others.

Employers cannot force an employee to consent to have a credit check done on them. Employees have to sign a form allowing a credit check. If employees run a credit check without permission, then they can be held legally liable. Additionally, employers cannot use bankruptcy against an employee. Doing so also is a legal liability.

Contact an Orange County Employment Attorney

Credit checks have become a significant part of the hiring process, but the use of credit checks has likely not been perfected. If you feel that something is wrong with the way your credit was checked, contact an employment lawyer of Perry Smith, in Orange County, CA by calling 1-888-356-2529.