S.21-2.8: Banning Discriminatory Hiring Act (Law'd)

[reagente]

Banning Discriminatory Hiring Act

Section I. Title
i. This bill may be known as the “Banning Discriminatory Hiring Act.”

Section II. Enforcement
i. This act applies to any corporate entity that conducts business in the Southern Region or is incorporated in the Southern Region
ii. Any corporate entity that conducts business in the Southern Region or is incorporated in the Southern region may not use race, ethnicity, religion, income, sex, gender, or political ideology as a factor in hiring.
iii. This bill shall not apply to non-profits or charities

Section III. Enforcement
i. Corporate entities found to violate this act by the Southern Attorney General shall be fined the larger of $1,000,000 or 1% of yearly revenues.
ii. Residents of the Southern Region shall retain a private right of action against corporate entities that violate this statute

Sponsor: reagente

Similar rationale to my bill on Academic Admissions, but applied to the business in the South.

Minimum 48 hours to debate

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

This is a good bill.

[Biden his time]

I plan to vote for this bill.

I wonder how we'll go about with the detection part itself, though. It feels like this is a case where there's always plausible deniability.

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

I am skeptical of including "past incarceration status" as a protected group. Many jobs need employees who can be trusted to not steal or be violent towards others. Hiring employees is often expensive, and it would make hiring more difficult. I do agree on the rest of the protections in this bill.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Banning Discriminatory Hiring Act

Section I. Title
i. This bill may be known as the “Banning Discriminatory Hiring Act.”

Section II. Enforcement
i. This act applies to any corporate entity that conducts business in the Southern Region or is incorporated in the Southern Region
ii. Any corporate entity that conducts business in the Southern Region or is incorporated in the Southern region may not use race, ethnicity, religion, income, sex, gender, or political ideology , or past incarceration status as a factor in hiring.
iii. This bill shall not apply to non-profits or charities

Section III. Enforcement
i. Corporate entities found to violate this act by the Southern Attorney General shall be fined the larger of $1,000,000 or 1% of yearly revenues.
ii. Residents of the Southern Region shall retain a private right of action against corporate entities that violate this statute

Proposed amendment along the lines of what the governor said.

[reagente]

I initially included past incarceration status because in an ideal world, I think the serving of a jail sentence should be sufficient restitution to allow a person to re-enter society without any restriction or handicap. However, given that businesses are still liable for employee conduct, I can see why this would be a very relevant consideration in hiring and will not object to this amendment.

[reagente]

Banning Discriminatory Hiring Act

Section I. Title
i. This bill may be known as the “Banning Discriminatory Hiring Act.”

Section II. Enforcement
i. This act applies to any corporate entity that conducts business in the Southern Region or is incorporated in the Southern Region
ii. Any corporate entity that conducts business in the Southern Region or is incorporated in the Southern region may not use race, ethnicity, religion, income, sex, gender, or political ideology , or past incarceration status as a factor in hiring.
iii. This bill shall not apply to non-profits or charities

Section III. Enforcement
i. Corporate entities found to violate this act by the Southern Attorney General shall be fined the larger of $1,000,000 or 1% of yearly revenues.
ii. Residents of the Southern Region shall retain a private right of action against corporate entities that violate this statute

Proposed amendment along the lines of what the governor said.

Amendment adopted.

Motioning for a final vote. 24 hours for objection.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

No objection.

[reagente]

Starting a vote. 48 hours.

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Aye

[Biden his time]

Aye!

[Sestak]

I initially included past incarceration status because in an ideal world, I think the serving of a jail sentence should be sufficient restitution to allow a person to re-enter society without any restriction or handicap. However, given that businesses are still liable for employee conduct, I can see why this would be a very relevant consideration in hiring and will not object to this amendment.

While it's obviously too late to edit this bill accordingly, if the Chamber wants a more reasonable limit on using past criminal record, the framework in Jimmy's federal housing discrimination bill might be a good place to start.

[If my soul was made of stone]

AYE

[reagente]

This bill has enough votes to pass, 24 hours for delegates to change their vote if they wish.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Aye

[reagente]

This bill has passed 4-0-1, and will be presented to the governor for signature.