Employment Information Privacy Act

Summary

Employment Information Privacy Act - Establishes procedures governing the collection and distribution of employment records by persons engaged in an industry affecting commerce with 15 or more employees, but excluding the Federal and State governments. Requires an employer to provide written notice to an employee before collecting information for an employment report from third parties. Prohibits an employer from requiring or asking an employee to authorize the disclosure of information about him or her unless the authorization meets specified standards. Requires an employer to designate records to which employees have access. Prohibits an employer from denying access to certain types of records, including those relating to employment performance, medical or insurance records, or records obtained from a consumer-reporting agency. Entitles an employee to see and copy information in an investigative employment report maintained by the employer that requested it. Requires an employer to permit correction or amendment of any record. Makes employers civilly liable in Federal district court for willful or negligent noncompliance. Provides that this Act alters State laws only to the extent of inconsistencies.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 30 September 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

No sponsors or actors listed by the source.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.