Bill Text: GA HB780 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

Georgia House Bill 780 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Labor and industrial relations; unlawful for employer to discriminate because of credit history; provide

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-25 - House Second Readers [HB780 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB780-Introduced.html

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House Bill 780

By: Representatives Kendrick of the 94th, Beverly of the 139th, Williams of the 89th, and Beasley-Teague of the 65th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide that it shall be unlawful for an employer to fail or refuse to hire, bar, discharge from employment, or otherwise discriminate against an individual because of the individual's credit history or credit report; to provide for exceptions; to provide a penalty; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to labor and industrial relations, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:

"34-1-8.

(a) It shall be unlawful for an employer to fail or refuse to hire, bar, discharge from employment, or otherwise discriminate against an individual because of the individual's credit history or credit report unless the information in the credit history or credit report directly relates to a bona fide occupation qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of that business or enterprise.

(b) Any employer or agent of such employer who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be liable to the injured employee for all actual damages thereby suffered by the employee and for reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the employee in asserting a successful claim under this Code section."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.