HB1177: Labor and industrial relations; prohibit employer from seeking applicant's salary history

Legislative Summary

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 of labor and industrial relations, so as to prohibit an employer from seeking salary history information about an applicant during the hiring process; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability and exceptions; to impose civil penalties for violations; to provide for a civil right of action and the recovery of attorney's fees and costs of litigation; to require employers to make certain disclosures in job postings and to keep certain records; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.