In 29 states, it «s still not explicitly illegal to discriminate
against both employees and
prospective hires based on sexual orientation — and 32 states allow workplace discrimination based on gender identity, according to the Human Rights Campaign, America's largest civil rights organization.
No employer may (1) request or require that an employee or
prospective employee consent to or provide the results of a credit check as a condition of employment; (2) obtain a credit check or cause a credit check to be obtained that pertains to an employee or
prospective employee; or (3) fail or refuse to
hire, bar, discharge from employment, or otherwise discriminate
against an employee or
prospective employee because of information contained in a credit check unless the information contained in such credit check is a bona fide occupational qualification or such credit check is otherwise required by law.