Plain English Breakdown
The source material contains conflicting phrasing ('reasonable person' vs. 'employee') which suggests a draft or amendment status; the summary uses 'workers/employees' as that is the primary subject.
Unlawful Immigration-Related Practices
This law expands rules that stop employers from using immigration status to punish workers or pressure them into giving up their legal rights.
What This Bill Does
- It bans retaliation against anyone for exercising a right under local, state, or federal laws applicable to employees.
- It stops people from preventing others from exercising these protected legal rights.
- It prohibits actions based on actual or perceived immigration status that discourage workers from doing things they have a legal right to do.
- It bans actions that pressure workers into giving up conduct they have the right to avoid.
- It sets a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each violation against an employee.
Who It Names or Affects
- Employers and any other person who directs others in employment settings.
- Employees or persons subject to unfair immigration-related practices.
Terms To Know
- Retaliation
- Punishing someone for exercising a legal right they have.
- Perceived immigration status
- How people think or believe about someone's citizenship, even if it is not true.
- Civil penalty
- A fine paid to the government for breaking a law that does not involve jail time.
Limits and Unknowns
- The effective date is not provided in the source material.
- The text states penalties are 'as specified' but does not list all details on how fines are collected or enforced beyond the maximum amount.