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Utah House advances substitute to Employment Selection bill; sponsor says it fixes unintended limits on employers and applicants
Summary
The Utah House advanced a first-substitute to House Bill 1,002, which clarifies when employers may collect or disclose Social Security numbers, driver’s licenses and dates of birth for hiring and for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit; sponsor Representative Harper said senators’ concerns were resolved and voting will be opened on the substitute.
The Utah House of Representatives advanced a first-substitute to House Bill 1,002, the sponsor said, to correct unintended limits on employers’ access to applicant information and to clarify when Social Security numbers and other identifiers may be requested.
Representative Harper, the sponsor, told the chamber the substitute traces to earlier work on the Employment Selection Act (House Bill 206) and a 2009 review. He said the original language aimed to protect applicants from identity…
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