Prohibited question on job applications.

2016
State of Wyoming
16LSO-0174
Introduced
1.2

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0005

Prohibited question on job applications.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Byrd, Connolly, Pelkey and Schwartz and Senator(s) Emerich and Esquibel, F.

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to labor and employment; prohibiting an employer from requesting information about an applicant's past criminal history on an employment application form; providing an exception; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section
1
.

W.S. 27
‑
9
‑
105(a) by creating a new paragraph (v) is amended to read:

27
‑
9
‑
105
.

Discriminatory and unfair employment practices enumerated; limitations.

(a)

It is a discriminatory or unfair employment practice:

(v)

For an employer to request
information about an
applicant
'
s past criminal history
on an employment application form
,

provided, however,

that

an employer may request information about any criminal conviction that, under state or
federal law, would
automatically disqualify an applicant from holding the position for which he is applying
.

Section

2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
6
.

(END)

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