This Amendment adds exceptions to the prohibition on political affiliation discrimination in employment practices.

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendment Adding Exceptions for Political Activity in Employment

This amendment creates specific situations where employers can take action against employees based on political activity without breaking discrimination laws.

What This Bill Does

• Allows exceptions to the ban on political affiliation discrimination if an employee uses work time, space, or equipment for political activities that break a content-neutral workplace rule.
• Permits employers to investigate or discipline employees who violate state, local, or administrative laws regarding ethics, conflicts of interest, potential conflicts of interests, or proper job duties.
• Makes technical corrections to match the text with Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual standards.

Who It Names or Affects

• Employers and employees covered by House Bill No. 273
• Employees whose political activity occurs during work hours, on employer property, or using employer equipment

Limits and Unknowns

• The official material does not state when this amendment will officially take effect.
• The source text lists specific exceptions but does not define the full scope of what counts as 'political activity' outside those examples.

Official Summary Text

This Amendment adds exceptions to the prohibition on political affiliation discrimination in employment practices. Specifically, this Amendment excludes the following:
(1) Political activity during working hours, on the employer’s premises, or using the employer’s equipment that violates a content-neutral employment rule or policy.
(2) An investigation against an employee because of a violation of state, local, or administrative law where the law concerns ethics, conflicts of interest, potential conflicts of interests, or the proper discharge of employee duties.
This Amendment also makes technical corrections to conform the Act to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Morrison

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 273

AMEND House Bill No. 273 on line 15 by deleting “

This subsection does

” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “

Paragraphs (u)(1) and (2) of this subsection do

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 273 on line 19 by deleting “

This subsection does

” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “

Paragraphs (u)(1) and (2) of this subsection do

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 273 after line 20 by inserting the following:

“

(5) Paragraphs (u) (1) and (2) of this subsection do not apply if the political activity occurs during working hours, on the employer’s premises, or using the employer’s equipment or other property and violates a content-neutral employment rule or policy.

(6) Paragraphs (u) (1) and (2) of this subsection do not apply if the employer is investigating or otherwise discriminates against an employee because of a violation of state, local, or administrative law where the law concerns ethics, conflicts of interest, potential conflicts of interest, or the proper discharge of employee duties.

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SYNOPSIS

This Amendment adds exceptions to the prohibition on political affiliation discrimination in employment practices. Specifically, this Amendment excludes the following:

(1) Political activity during working hours, on the employer’s premises, or using the employer’s equipment that violates a content-neutral employment rule or policy.

(2) An investigation against an employee because of a violation of state, local, or administrative law where the law concerns ethics, conflicts of interest, potential conflicts of interests, or the proper discharge of employee duties.

This Amendment also makes technical corrections to conform the Act to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.