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SB 587 Virginia Human Rights Act; causes of action for age discrimination.

Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Virginia Human Rights Act; causes of action for age discrimination. Provides that no employer employing more than five but less than 20 persons shall discharge any such employee on the basis of age if the employee is 40 years of age or older. Currently, the protection against age discrimination applies to an employer employing more than five but less than 15 persons. Federal law applies the same protection to workplaces with 20 or more employees.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/14  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 14103190D  pdf | impact statement
• 03/06/14  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB587ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/04/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0635)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/13/14  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 14103190D
• 01/13/14  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 01/20/14  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (7-Y 6-N 1-A)
• 01/22/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/14  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/24/14  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 12-N)
• 01/31/14  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/31/14  House: Read first time
• 01/31/14  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/12/14  House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
• 02/25/14  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
• 02/27/14  House: Reported from General Laws (20-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/14  House: Read second time
• 03/04/14  House: Read third time
• 03/04/14  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/14  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/14  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/06/14  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB587ER)
• 03/06/14  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/09/14  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/04/14  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 635 (effective 7/1/14)
• 04/04/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0635)