Text: HF00072 Text: HF00074 Text: HF00000 - HF00099 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 91B.2 INFORMATION PROVIDED BY 1 2 EMPLOYERS ABOUT CURRENT OR FORMER EMPLOYEES – IMMUNITY. 1 3 1. An employer or an employer's representative who, upon 1 4 request by or authorization of a current or former employee or 1 5 upon request made by a person who in good faith is believed to 1 6 be a representative of a prospective employer of a current or 1 7 former employee, provides work-related information about a 1 8 current or former employee, is immune from civil liability 1 9 unless the employer or the employer's representative acted 1 10 unreasonably in providing the information. 1 11 2. For purposes of this section, an employer acts 1 12 unreasonably if any of the following are present: 1 13 a. The information violates a civil right of the current 1 14 or former employee. 1 15 b. The information knowingly is provided to a person who 1 16 has no legitimate and common interest in receiving the 1 17 information. 1 18 c. The information is not relevant to the inquiry being 1 19 made, is provided with malice, or is provided with no honest 1 20 belief that it is true. 1 21 3. For purposes of this section, "employer" and "employee" 1 22 are defined as provided in section 91A.2. 1 23 EXPLANATION 1 24 This bill provides immunity from civil liability to an 1 25 employer who provides work-related information about a current 1 26 or former employee upon request of the employee or a 1 27 prospective employer if the employer does not act unreasonably 1 28 in providing the information. The bill provides that an 1 29 employer acts unreasonably if the information disclosed 1 30 violates a civil right of the employee, if the information is 1 31 knowingly provided to one with no legitimate interest in the 1 32 information, or if the information provided is not relevant or 1 33 truthful or is disclosed with malice. 1 34 LSB 1205HH 77 1 35 ec/jj/8
Text: HF00072 Text: HF00074 Text: HF00000 - HF00099 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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