Alabama Democrats want to ban employers from forcing workers to get microchipped

Alabama Democrats want to make it illegal for public and private employers in the state to force their employees to get microchipped.

A bill pre-filed for the state Legislature's upcoming session would make it a felony for state agencies, private businesses, insurance providers, or bail bondsmen in the state to require employees to be implanted with a microchip as a condition of employment or services.

The bill defines a microchip as "a device subcutaneously implanted in an individual that is passively or actively capable of transmitting personal information to another device using radio frequency technology."