Ogletree Deakins: New Orleans Adopts Legislation Prohibiting City Contractors from Conducting Employment-Related Credit Checks | Practical Law

Ogletree Deakins: New Orleans Adopts Legislation Prohibiting City Contractors from Conducting Employment-Related Credit Checks | Practical Law

This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. discusses the Equal Access to Employment Act, a New Orleans ordinance approved by its mayor on July 1, 2016. The ordinance, which becomes effective on December 23, 2016, makes it unlawful for a city contractor to use a current or prospective employee's credit history for any employment decision concerning the individual, with narrow exceptions. All city contractors, regardless of size, are subject to the new law, which also requires them to post notice regarding the applicability of the Equal Access to Employment Act.

Ogletree Deakins: New Orleans Adopts Legislation Prohibiting City Contractors from Conducting Employment-Related Credit Checks

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak and Stewart, P.C.
Published on 26 Jul 2016 • Louisiana, United States
This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. discusses the Equal Access to Employment Act, a New Orleans ordinance approved by its mayor on July 1, 2016. The ordinance, which becomes effective on December 23, 2016, makes it unlawful for a city contractor to use a current or prospective employee's credit history for any employment decision concerning the individual, with narrow exceptions. All city contractors, regardless of size, are subject to the new law, which also requires them to post notice regarding the applicability of the Equal Access to Employment Act.
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