HB 378 -- Employer References

Co-Sponsors:  McClelland, Gibbons

This bill establishes a rebuttable presumption that an employer
is acting in good faith when responding to a written request for
information regarding an employee or former employee.  An
employer may disclose the employee's:  dates of employment; job
description and duties; wage history; written evaluations
prepared prior to the employee's separation; whether the
employee's separation was voluntary; and the reasons for the
employee's separation.  This presumption may be rebutted with
proof that the employer "knowingly disclosed false and
deliberately misleading information."