Bill Text: NJ A2910 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Prohibits employment discrimination based on applicant employment status.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-16 - Substituted by S1440 (2R) [A2910 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2014-A2910-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 2910

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

216th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED MARCH 13, 2014

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman  CELESTE M. RILEY

District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)

Assemblyman  WAYNE P. DEANGELO

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Prohibits employment discrimination based on applicant employment status.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Assembly Labor Committee on May 15, 2014, with amendments.

  

An Act concerning the hiring of unemployed job applicants and supplementing P.L.2011, c.40 (C.34:8b-1 et seq.).

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    An employer or employer's agent, representative, or designee shall not ¹[base an] discriminate against an applicant for employment in any¹ employment decision with regard to hiring, compensation or the terms, conditions or privileges of employment ¹[on the fact that an] because the¹ applicant is ¹[, or has been,] currently¹ unemployed, except that nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting an employer, employment agency, or agent thereof, when making employment decisions with regard to hiring, compensation, or the terms, conditions or privileges of employment, from:

     a.     Inquiring into ¹the applicant's employment history, including¹ the circumstances surrounding an applicant's separation from prior employment;

     b.    Considering any substantially job-related qualifications, including, but not limited to, a current and valid professional or occupational license, a certificate, registration, permit, or other credential, a minimum level of education or training, or a minimum level of professional, occupational, or field experience;

     c.     Determining that only applicants who are currently employed by the employer will be considered for employment or given priority for employment or with respect to compensation or terms, conditions or privileges of employment; or

     d.    Setting compensation, terms, or conditions of employment for the applicant based on the applicant's actual amount of experience.

     ¹Nothing set forth in this section shall be construed as creating, establishing or authorizing a private cause of action by an aggrieved person against an employer who has violated, or is alleged or believed to have violated, the provisions of this section; nor shall evidence that an employer has violated, or is alleged or believed to have violated the provisions of this section, be admissible in any legal proceeding with respect to any law or claim other than a proceeding to enforce the provisions of this section.¹

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.