HB209 Alabama 2012 Session

This bill would prohibit public or private employers from requiring an applicant for employment or an employee to disclose information about whether the applicant or employee owns, possesses, uses, or transports a firearm or ammunition under certain conditions

This bill would prohibit public or private employers from conditioning employment upon an agreement that the applicant forego any rights related to the lawful ownership, possession, storage, transportation, or use of a firearm or ammunition under certain conditions

This bill also would authorize a civil action for an applicant or employee adversely affected by violations of the act, would specify those damages the applicant or employee would be entitled to recover, and would provide that a public employer or public official would not be immune from suit

Relating to firearms and ammunition; to prohibit public or private employers from requiring an applicant for employment or an employee to disclose information about whether the applicant or employee owns, possesses, uses, or transports a firearm or ammunition; to prohibit public or private employers from conditioning employment upon an agreement that the applicant forego any rights related to the lawful ownership, possession, storage, transportation, or use of a firearm or ammunition under certain conditions; to authorize a civil action for an applicant or employee adversely affected by violations of the act and would specify those damages the applicant or employee would be entitled to recover; to waive any immunity from suit by public employers or public officials; and to provide exceptions.