2628-S AMH .... H4326.1 Scoped 2-11-02

SHB 2628 - H AMD

By Representative

    On page 1, after line 9, insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  The legislature finds that employers are becoming increasingly discouraged from disclosing job reference information.  The legislature further finds that full disclosure of such information will increase productivity, enhance the safety of the workplace, and provide greater opportunities to disadvantaged groups who may not have the educational background or resumes of other workers.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 4.24 RCW to read as follows:

    An employer who discloses information about a former or current employee's job performance, conduct, or other work-related information to a prospective employer, or employment agency as defined by RCW 49.60.040, at the specific request of that individual employer or employment agency, is presumed to be acting in good faith and is immune from civil liability for such disclosure or its consequences.  For purposes of this section, the presumption of good faith may only be rebutted upon a showing by clear and convincing evidence that the information disclosed by the employer was knowingly false or deliberately misleading."

    Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct the title.

    On page 1, line 10, after "Sec. 2." strike "This" and insert "Section 1 of this"

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