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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to required verification of the employment history of |
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certain job applicants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Title 3, Labor Code, is amended by adding Chapter |
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106 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 106. EMPLOYER HIRING PRACTICES |
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Sec. 106.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Applicant" means an individual who has made an |
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oral or written application with an employer, or has sent a resume |
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or other correspondence to an employer, indicating an interest in |
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employment. |
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(2) "Employer" means a person who employs one or more |
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employees. |
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Sec. 106.002. REQUIRED VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT HISTORY |
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FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS. If the job duties of the position for which |
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an applicant is applying require or may require entry into a |
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person's residence, the prospective employer shall verify the |
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applicant's employment history before extending an offer of |
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employment for that position. |
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Sec. 106.003. LIABILITY OF EMPLOYER. An employer is liable |
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in a civil action for personal injury, death, or any other damages: |
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(1) caused by an employee who was extended an offer of |
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employment in violation of Section 106.002; and |
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(2) that occurred in connection with the employee |
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entering the residence of a person in the course of employment. |
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SECTION 2. Section 106.002, Labor Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to an offer of employment made on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Section 106.003, Labor Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |