Nevada legislation, effective October 1, 2013 establishes an unlawful employment practice for employers to use or request credit information for employment-related decisions. With certain exceptions, the Act makes it unlawful for an employer to:
• Require, request, suggest or cause a prospective new employee to submit a consumer credit report or other credit information as a condition of employment;
• Make inquiries about a consumer credit report or other credit information;
•Deny employment to an applicant who refuses, fails or declines to submit a consumer credit report or other credit information or on the basis of such a report or information.
The second part of the legislation relates to social media. It defines “social media account” as any electronic service or account or electronic content, including, without limitation, videos, photographs, blogs, video blogs, services, online services or Internet website profiles. Eight states – Arkansas, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, and Washington – have enacted such legislation in 2013.
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