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Introduced Session

This bill prohibits employers from inquiring about job applicant's genders. The bill prohibits employers from requiring applicants for employment to complete any employment application that makes any inquiries regarding the applicant's gender during the initial employment application process. Additionally, the bill prohibits employers from making any oral or written inquiry regarding an applicant's gender during the initial employment application process. The bill provides that employers are not permitted to consider when making an employment decision, or to require any applicant to disclose or reveal, or to take any adverse employment action against any applicant on the basis of the applicant's gender. Under the bill, employers may require applicants for employment to complete an employment application that makes any inquiries regarding an applicant's gender after the initial employment application process has concluded or make written inquiries regarding an applicant's gender after the initial employment application process has concluded as may be required to satisfy any other provision of State or federal law. The provisions of the bill do not apply if the employment sought or being considered is for a position on the basis of gender in those certain circumstances where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification, reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the particular business or enterprise.

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Teresa Ruiz (D)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee (on 01/11/2022)

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