- Stringer 2013 -

According to Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, residents who don’t have jobs or a good credit score may not have a shot at getting hired by some companies.

Stringer said Sunday that he will demand the state mirror other jurisdictions by banning the practice of checking the credit histories of job applicants.

He added that employers are keeping otherwise qualified people from getting back to work.

"There is no correlation between your unemployment status and the kind of job that you would do. You could have a troubled credit score because you were sick or going through a divorce. You could be a grade-A employee, but no one would ever know that," said Stringer.

President Barack Obama included such a ban in his job's bill, which has yet to be passed by Congress.