Paula Lopez, October 23, 2015. As noted in a previously posted blog dated May 12, 2015, New York City passed the New York City Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act (“SCDEA”), which amends the New York City Human Rights Law to include provisions prohibiting employers, labor organizations and employment agencies from conducting credit checks as part of their hiring process and from discriminating against an applicant or employee based on credit history, with certain limited exceptions.  SCDEA went into effect on September 3, 2015.  The New York City…

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