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HB 815: Employment Discrimination Against the Unemployed

GENERAL BILL by Reed

Employment Discrimination Against the Unemployed; Creates "Fair Employment Opportunity Act"; prohibits employer from refusing to consider or offer employment because person is or was unemployed; prohibits advertisement or announcement which states or indicates that unemployed person is disqualified; prohibits employer from directing or requesting employment agency to take person's status as unemployed into account; prohibits employment agency from refusing to consider or refer person based on person's status as unemployed; prohibits employment agency advertisement or announcement for job vacancy which states or indicates that unemployed person is disqualified; prohibits employment agency from limiting person's access to information about jobs or referral because person is or was unemployed; prohibits employer or agency from discriminating against person because person engaged in certain lawful activities; provides exception; authorizes civil action by AG; provides that damages recovered accrue to injured party.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/30/2011 House • Filed
    12/12/2011 House • Referred to Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 80
    1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 80
    3/9/2012 House • Died in Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee

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  • HB 815, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/30/2011 at 8:58 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 518 Employment Discrimination Against the Unemployed Rich Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Commerce and Tourism
    Location: In committee/council (CM)

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