SB 1776: Employment Rights
GENERAL BILL by McClain
Employment Rights; Revising the definition of the term “independent contractor”; revising the prohibitions against retaliatory personnel action against an employee by his or her employer; providing that an employee may not recover in an action against an employer for a retaliatory personnel action unless the employee can prove certain claims by clear and convincing evidence; requiring, rather than authorizing, a court to award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party for retaliatory personnel actions, etc.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/28/2025 Senate • Filed
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SB 1776, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2025 at 3:28 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.3187 Adverse action against employee for disclosing information of specified nature prohibited; employee remedy and relief. Page 2 (pdf) 448.101 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf) 448.102 Prohibitions. Page 3 (pdf) 448.103 Employee’s remedy; relief. Page 4 (pdf) 448.104 Attorney’s fees and costs. Page 5 (pdf) 448.105 Existing rights. Page 5 (pdf) 448.111 Evidentiary standards for actions of a business during an emergency. Page 6 (pdf)