HB 815 (2012) -  Employment Discrimination Against the Unemployed

by Reed
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: July 1, 2012
Last Event: Died in Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee Time: 03/09/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/10/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee Time: 12/12/2011 - 9:04 AM Member: Committee: Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Economic Affairs Committee Time: 12/12/2011 - 9:04 AM Member: Committee: Economic Affairs Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 12/12/2011 - 9:04 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee Time: 12/12/2011 - 9:04 AM Member: Committee: Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/30/2011 - 8:58 AM Member: Reed Committee: Version: __