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Committee hears bill to ban blanket driver's‑license requirement for hiring with limited exceptions
Summary
Substitute Senate Bill 5501 would prohibit employers from requiring a driver’s license as a condition of employment or listing one in job postings except when driving is an essential job function or related to a legitimate business purpose; enforcement would be through L&I with statutory damages and civil fines.
At the Labor & Workplace Standards Committee hearing Friday, March 14, staff briefed substitute Senate Bill 5501, a proposal to bar employers from requiring a driver's license as a condition of employment or stating a license is required in job postings, with two stated exceptions.
Jim Morishima, staff to the committee, said the bill allows exceptions where driving is an essential job function or where driving relates to a legitimate business purpose. The Department of Labor & Industries would enforce the prohibition; remedies for a prevailing employee would…
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