Bill > S1228

This bill aims to prohibit employers and employment agencies from engaging in certain unfair hiring practices. It amends Chapter 151B of the General Laws to add new subsections that make it unlawful for employers or employment agencies to: (1) refuse to hire or consider someone based on their unemployment status; (2) limit a person's access to job information or consideration due to their unemployment status; (3) publish job ads that exclude unemployed individuals; (4) use application forms or make inquiries that discriminate based on unemployment status; or (5) fail to screen, consider, or refer someone for a job due to their unemployment status. The bill also makes it unlawful for employers or employment agencies to require employees or applicants to disclose login information for their personal online accounts, with some exceptions related to investigating financial misconduct or unauthorized data access.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1228