HB1087--CIVILLIABILITYFOREMPLOYERSHIRINGEX-OFFENDERS
SPONSOR: Gallick
Thisbillestablishesthe"CivilLiabilityforEmployersHiringEx-
OffendersAct",whichprovidesthatacauseofactioncannotbe
broughtagainstanemployer,generalcontractor,premisesowner,or
otherthirdpartyforhiringanemployeeorindependentcontractor
whohasbeenconvictedofanoffense,excludingcertainviolentand
sexualoffensesspecifiedinthebill.
Inanactionfornegligenthiringagainstanemployer,general
contractor,premisesowner,orotherthirdpartyforactsofan
employeeorindependentcontractorthatisbasedonatheoryof
liabilitynotcoveredbythisbill,thefactthattheemployeeor
independentcontractorwasconvictedofanonviolent,nonsexual
offensebeforetheemployeeorindependentcontractor'semployment
orcontractualobligationwiththeemployer,generalcontractor,
premisesowner,orotherthirdparty,willbeinadmissibleas
evidence.
Thebillwillnotprecludeanyexistingcauseofactionforfailure
ofanemployertoprovideadequatesupervisionofanemployeeor
independentcontractor,exceptthattheconvictionofanonviolent,
nonsexualoffensecanonlybeadmissibleasevidenceinsuchaction
baseduponconditionsdescribedinthebill.
Thebillsetsforthcertaingroundswhereprotectionsdonotapply
toanemployer,generalcontractor,premisesowner,orthirdparty
inanactionthatisbrought.
Theprovisionsofthisbillwillnotbeinterpretedasimplyinga
causeofactionexistsfornegligenthiringofanindividual
convictedofanoffenseinsituationsnotcoveredinthebill.
ThisbillisthesameasHB1969(2024)andHB720(2023);and
similartoSB352(2023).