File Code: Human Relations
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Curran
- Entitled:
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Human Relations Commission - Discrimination in Employment - Private
Causes of Action
Prohibiting the construction of certain provisions of law regarding
discrimination in employment to create a private cause of action
unless an employee is discharged by an employer employing less than 15
persons on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national
origin, sex, age, marital status, or physical or mental handicap;
authorizing a specified court to order certain types of relief for
violations of the Act; prohibiting a court from ordering additional
compensatory or punitive damages; etc.
House Action
- 1/30
- First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
- 2/5
- Hearing 2/26 at 1:15 p.m.
- 3/10
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
- 3/11
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/13
- Special Order 3/14 (Delegate C. Mitchell) Adopted
- 3/14
- Motion vote previous question (Delegate Oaks) Adopted
- Third Reading Failed (62-71)
Senate Action
- No Action
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
- SMALL BUSINESS
- WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE; OVERTIME
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 49B Human Relations Commission
- (
11 ,
18A
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- House
- Number: 426653/2 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 11, 1997 at: 10:08
Status: Adopted