SB134 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Quinton Ross

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Employment practice, unlawful to inquire from job applicant information relating to arrests or conviction of crimes

Description

Under existing law, there is no Alabama statute prohibiting an employer from discriminating against a job applicant based on the applicant's criminal record or a licensing authority from discriminating against an applicant for a license based on the applicant's criminal conviction record.

This bill would prohibit employers from inquiring into or considering an applicant's conviction history for consideration of a job until after the applicant has received a conditional job offer, except when a conviction is directly related to the position of employment sought.

This bill would prohibit licensing authorities from inquiring into or considering an applicant's conviction history for consideration of a license until after the applicant is found to be otherwise qualified for a license, except when a conviction is directly related to the occupation for which the license is sought.

This bill would require employers to maintain certain employment and hiring records relating to the conviction history of employees and job applicants.

This bill would also authorize the Department of Labor to enforce the provisions of this act.

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Subjects

Employment