Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 774
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/02/2013           .                                
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       The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability
       (Smith) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (1) of
    6  section 760.10, Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         760.10 Unlawful employment practices.—
    8         (1) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer:
    9         (c) To discharge or to fail or refuse to hire an
   10  individual, or otherwise to discriminate against an individual
   11  with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges
   12  of employment, because of or on the basis of pregnancy,
   13  childbirth, or a related medical condition. A woman affected by
   14  pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition shall be
   15  treated the same for all employment-related purposes, including
   16  receipt of benefits under fringe benefit programs, as other
   17  persons not so affected but similar in their ability or
   18  inability to work. This paragraph does not require an employer
   19  to pay health insurance benefits for abortion.
   20         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.
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   22  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   23         And the title is amended as follows:
   24         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   25  and insert:
   26                        A bill to be entitled                      
   27         An act relating to discrimination; amending s. 760.10,
   28         F.S.; prohibiting employment discrimination on the
   29         basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical
   30         condition; providing an exception for certain
   31         benefits; providing an effective date.