General Bill
Employment Benefits and Accommodations for Crime Victims and Witnesses:
Revises reasons for which employees are not disqualified for reemployment assistance benefits; requires documentation for leaves or work accommodations for employees who are crime victims or witnesses or have family members who are crime victims or witnesses; requires employees to exhaust other leaves before taking specified leaves; provides confidentiality requirements; requires employers to provide reasonable work accommodations; prohibits employers from engaging in specified actions; authorizes employees to claim as damages all wages & benefits for violations.
Effective Date:
July 1, 2021
Last Event:
Died in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM
Bill #
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Subject
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Relationship
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Bill #:
SB 1838
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Subject:
Employee Protections
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Relationship:
Similar
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Statute
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Other Bill Citations
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443.101
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HB 207,
SB 592,
CS/CS/HB 1463,
SB 1838,
CS/CS/SB 1948
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443.131
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CS/CS/HB 15,
CS/CS/SB 50,
HB 207,
SB 592,
HB 1617,
SB 1838,
CS/CS/SB 1906
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448.046
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741.313
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SB 1838
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