SB408 Summary

• Prohibits counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions from requiring employers to provide employment benefits such as paid or unpaid leave, vacation, wages, or work schedules beyond what state or federal law requires.

• Prohibits local governments from enacting laws or policies that interfere with employers' ability to obtain background information on employees or job applicants for workplace safety and security purposes.

• Voids any local ordinance, regulation, or mandate enacted before or after July 1, 2015 that violates these provisions.

• Establishes the Alabama Employment Fairness Act, designating the state legislature as having exclusive authority to regulate collective bargaining agreements and preventing local governments from requiring employers or multi-employer associations to agree to collective bargaining provisions under federal labor laws.

• Effective date: July 1, 2015.