HI HB634

Requires successor employers to hire all incumbent non-supervisory and non-confidential employees when a covered establishment (100+ employees) is divested, unless exceptions apply.

Prohibits successor employers from requiring incumbent employees to submit new employment applications unless existing employee files are incomplete.

Allows successor employers to conduct pre-hire screening including criminal background checks and substance abuse testing in accordance with state law.

Permits reduction of incumbent workforce only if the successor's business is substantially dissimilar to the former employer or human resource needs are reduced, with dislocations limited to the proportion of overall reduction needed.

Requires employers violating this section to compensate dislocated employees for the wage difference between their former employment and unemployment insurance benefits received; effective July 1, 2050.