Your Credit History: What Should Employers Have a Right to Know?
Should an employer be able to consider a person's credit history in making a hiring decision? Does a credit score say something about a job applicant's character, or are most people with bad credit in that situation through no fault of their own?
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Your Credit History: What Should Employers Have a Right to Know?
The department talks with two leading experts: a financial counselor who believes employers have a legitimate business reason to know if a job applicant is behind on his or her bills, and an attorney who believes employers should not be allowed to consider a job applicant's credit history. (14:58 min)
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Mistakes Employers Make: Failing to Put It in Writing
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employees need to know what the rules and expectations are, and how their
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From the Mailbag: Can Employers Require "English only?"
A supervisor worries his employees are talking about him—in Spanish. Can he mandate English-only? (1:57 min)
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Human Rights Quick Tip: Don't Wait to File
If you file sooner rather than later, your case will be easier to investigate. And, under the Minnesota Human Rights Act, you must file within one year. (2:10 min)
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Rights You Don't Have: Freedom from Nepotism
Your employer can't treat someone else more favorably than you—if the reason is race, gender, or another protected characeristic. But showing favoratism to a family member is not illegal under the Human Rights Act. (2:21 min)
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Case History: Born-Again Christian Harassed
When he complained about religious harassment, his supervisor allegedly taunted, "Hey, why don’t you go work for God, not for me." (2:51 min)
