Pamela Devata Quoted in the National Law Journal
“On Borrowed Time”

Chicago Labor and Employment partner Pamela Devata was quoted in a National Law Journal profile of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chairwoman Jacqueline Berrien. Pam, who recently testified before the EEOC on the use of credit checks by employers, offered her take on what Berrien has described as an emerging issue for her agency.

In an interview, Pam said employers have legitimate reasons for using credit checks. "They often can't get the same type of information from any other source," she said. For example, Pam added, credit checks — which do not include an applicant's credit score — list all former employers and "provide insight into a person's financial or fiscal judgment," she explained. "Employers are really struggling with what to do."