This Amendment to HB 273 makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to request information relating to, or to otherwise discriminate against an employee because of, any paid or volunteer work the individual does for a political campaign, committee, or party.

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendment Protecting Employees' Political Campaign Work

This amendment to House Bill No. 273 makes it an unlawful employment practice for employers to ask about or treat employees unfairly because of their paid or volunteer work with political campaigns, committees, or parties.

What This Bill Does

• Makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to request information relating to any paid or volunteer work the individual does for a political campaign, committee, or party.
• Makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate against an employee because of that type of work.

Who It Names or Affects

• Employers
• Employees who do paid or volunteer work for a political campaign, committee, or party

Limits and Unknowns

• The official text does not state when this rule will officially start.
• The source material does not explain what penalties employers face if they break the new rule.

Official Summary Text

This Amendment to HB 273 makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to request information relating to, or to otherwise discriminate against an employee because of, any paid or volunteer work the individual does for a political campaign, committee, or party.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Morrison

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 273

AMEND House Bill No. 273 after line 8 and before line 9 by inserting the following:

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d. Any paid or volunteer work the individual does for a political campaign, committee, or party.

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 273 after line 14 and before line 15 by inserting the following:

“

d. Any paid or volunteer work the individual does for a political campaign, committee, or party.

”.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment to HB 273 makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to request information relating to, or to otherwise discriminate against an employee because of, any paid or volunteer work the individual does for a political campaign, committee, or party.