HOUSE BILL 789

Sponsored By:

Delegates Petzold, Cummings, Barve, Benson, Boston, Exum, Hecht, Howard, B. Hughes, Kagan, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Perry, Pitkin, and Proctor

Entitled:

Fair Employment Practices Act

Synopsis:

Establishing the responsibilities and authority of specified hearing examiners and the courts in specified employment discrimination cases; authorizing a hearing examiner to enjoin specified actions and order specified damages, attorney fees, and costs in employment discrimination cases under specified circumstances; declaring findings by the General Assembly; providing compensatory damages, punitive damages, and other equitable or monetary relief in specified employment discrimination cases; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

2/2

First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

2/14

Hearing 3/7 at 1:15 p.m.

3/15

Unfavorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41

Delegate Elijah E. Cummings, District 44

Delegate Nathaniel Exum, District 24

Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate Brenda B. Hughes, District 25

Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17

Delegate Adrienne Mandel, District 19

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Marsha G. Perry, District 33

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COURTS - GENERAL

DAMAGES

DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

HARASSMENT

HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION

PENALTIES

WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE, OVERTIME

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 49B Human Relations Commission

( 11 , 14 , 16 , 16A )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None available