Credit checks to obtain jobs?

[OneTimeSBX]

ok, got a ? for everyone. have any of you been denied employment because of your credit?

my fiance is a chef. he has been cooking since the age of 15, he's 30 now, and he has a degree in culinary arts. right now he is a sous chef at a local country club. that said, he knows what the hell he's doing.

since we just had a baby in October, he decided to find a job that paid more and applied to a management position 45 minutes away. he has plenty of management experience, by the way. He went for 2 interviews (which means a hell of a lot of gas) and was told as he was leaving the second day, they couldnt hire him for the management position because of a few credit issues.

ok, yes, he has a few issues. he was the only one working for a while during my UNPAID maternity leave, my layoff two years ago, and since november when i was fired from my job so that they could afford to bring back an old employee (please dont ask ) he has been our sole breadwinner holding down the rent, two car notes, and utilities. Why on earth do companies feel its necessary to deny a person employment when all they want to do is better themselves and FIX their messed up credit?

i completely understand jobs dealing w/money. i worked for a bank for 2 years and had a manager that stole 50k from a customer so i absolutely agree with denying jobs in that situation. but a chef?? come on now...