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SB 48 Nonpayment of wages; discriminatory actions prohibited.
Introduced by: Lionell Spruill, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Nonpayment of wages; discriminatory actions prohibited. Prohibits an employer from discharging or otherwise discriminating against an employee because such employee has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding related to the failure to pay wages, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding. The measure authorizes the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to institute proceedings against an employer who has taken such prohibited discriminatory action. Available remedies include reinstatement of the employee, recovery of lost wages, and liquidated damages. This bill is identical to HB 337.
FULL TEXT
- 11/18/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100693D pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20100693D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB48ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0951) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 11/18/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100693D
- 11/18/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/03/20 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/06/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/20 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/11/20 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/11/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB48E
- 02/11/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20100693D-E
- 02/11/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/20 House: Read first time
- 02/14/20 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/18/20 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment (14-Y 7-N)
- 02/20/20 House: Read second time
- 02/21/20 House: Read third time
- 02/21/20 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/21/20 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/21/20 House: Passed House with amendment (68-Y 29-N)
- 02/21/20 House: VOTE: Passage (68-Y 29-N)
- 02/25/20 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/02/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/02/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB48ER)
- 03/02/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/09/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 951 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0951)