Here’s an intriguing idea currently before the D.C. Council, courtesy Ward 1’s Jim Graham. Proposed legislation could potentially ban city employers from using a job applicant’s credit history as a factor in hiring decisions, the Examiner reports. The bill provides for a few important exceptions, such as top positions with financial institutions. But the idea is that employers shouldn’t discriminate against hiring someone just because they screwed up on some credit cards payments. “Why put up an artificial barrier to hiring when it is already an uphill battle to find a job?” Graham told the Examiner. What do you think? Is it unfair for prospective employers to run credit checks before they hire someone? Or are they just trying to reasonably protect themselves from hiring someone who has been known to be irresponsible?