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HB 1582 Home access businesses; owner/operator thereof to conduct criminal background check of employees.

Introduced by: Algie T. Howell, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Employees of home access businesses; penalty.  Requires the owner or operator of a commercial establishment that provides a service that requires the establishment's employees regularly to enter the interior area of the residence of its customers to conduct a criminal background check of employees whose regular duties can reasonably be expected to require entering the interior area of the residences of establishment's customers. Effective September 1, 2009, employers are required to complete a criminal records check on prospective employees, but an employer is not prohibited from hiring an employee on the basis of the results of the criminal records check. Employers are required to keep copies of the fingerprints and records check for such employees. Employers shall provide identification badges to employees and require the employees to wear the badge when they are expected to enter customers' homes. Violations constitute a Class 3 misdemeanor.


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