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Can an Employer Reject a Job Applicant Based on a Previous Bankruptcy?

By Jason Shinn on March 31, 2011
Posted in Employee Background & Credit Checks

Employee Screening.jpgEmployers commonly ask if it is legally permissible to use a job applicant’s prior bankruptcy filing in making hiring decisions. A recent court opinion out of the Third Circuit (the federal circuit that covers Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey) answers this question in favor of employers. But for employers in Michigan and outside of the…

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