SCS/SB 147 - This act would provide employers with immunity for information provided in good faith about current or former employees to prospective employers regarding the date and duration of employment, pay level, job description and duties, wage history, written employee evaluations and the reason for separation from employment and whether it was voluntary/involuntary. The information in the service letter to the employee must be consistent with the information in the letter to the prospective employer.

An employer who provides the above information upon the written request of a prospective employer is presumed to be acting in good faith, which is rebutted only if it can be shown that the employer knowingly disclosed false information.

This act is similar to SB 684 and SB 872 from 1996.

JOAN GUMMELS