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Georgia Employers Who Hire Ex-Convicts Get Some Protection

April 23, 2014

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Georgia has joined a number of other states in enacting legislation that provides employers who hire an ex-convict with a measure of protection against subsequent negligent hiring and retention claims. These states are exceptions, note Proskauer Rose attorneys Katharine H. Parker, Daniel L. Saperstein and Kelly Anne Targett, and they advise employers to “continue to vet applicants carefully, consistent with the law in their jurisdictions.” The details of the state laws vary. Georgia’s provides a rebuttable presumption of due care to an employer who hires an ex-felon who has received a “Program and Treatment Completion Certificate” from the state Department of Corrections, or who has been pardoned.

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