Employers be warned: “Friending” job applicants on Facebook could soon be against the law locally.
The City Council is considering a bill that would bar bosses from requiring that job seekers turn over their user names and passwords for social-media Web sites, The Post has learned.
The legislation — being introduced today — would also prohibit employers from forcing potential employees to access their social-media accounts in the presence of the employer.
Even “friending” a job seeker on Facebook could result in a fine of up to $2,000.
Employers could still check out open-to-the-public info, however.
Bill sponsor Annabel Palma (D-Bronx) said she introduced the measure after reading reports that job hunters were being rejected based on posts to Twitter and Facebook.
Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Mayor Bloomberg have not taken positions on the bill.