Attention New York Employers: Statewide Employment Credit Check Ban Now Effective—Update your Compliance Checklist Now
Effective as of April 18, 2026, S3072—signed into law December 2025—amends the New York Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit employers from requesting or relying on an applicant’s or employee’s consumer credit history to make employment-related decisions, with limited exceptions. Since 2015, New York City employers have been subject to credit check restrictions under the New […]