H.R. 4532 · 114th Congress
Safe Harbor for Reporting Violent Behavior Act of 2016
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Byrne5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill makes an employer immune from civil liability for reporting to a potential future employer an employee or former employee’s violent or threatening behavior. The report must be made in good faith and based on objectively reasonable suspicion.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 11, 2016
Safe Harbor for Reporting Violent Behavior Act of 2016
This bill makes an employer immune from civil liability for reporting to a potential future employer an employee or former employee’s violent or threatening behavior. The report must be made in good faith and based on objectively reasonable suspicion.
Additionally, the bill makes a potential employer immune from civil liability for taking a reasonable action in good faith to respond to a report of violent or threatening behavior of an employee or potential employee.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Safe Harbor for Reporting Violent Behavior Act of 2016
Latest action (Feb 29, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 11, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.