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House
Bill 1277
By:
Representative Collins of the
95th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
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laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.