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HB 2133 Employment discrimination; current employment status.

Introduced by: Mark L. Keam | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Employment discrimination; current employment status. Provides that no employer employing more than five but fewer than 15 persons shall fail or refuse to hire an individual on the basis of the individual's current employment status. The bill provides that it is an unfair discriminatory practice for any person to include an employment status requirement in a job advertisement or to otherwise require, directly or indirectly, an individual to have a specific employment status to apply for a job. The bill provides that an individual may bring an action against the employer or file a complaint with the Division of Human Rights of the Department of Law or a local human rights or human relations agency or commission within 300 days of the refusal. The bill requires the court to award reasonable attorney fees and costs in cases where the individual prevails.


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