SENATE BILL 678

Sponsored By:

Senator Della

Entitled:

Labor and Employment - Retaliatory Action for Testifying on Pending Legislation - Prohibition

Synopsis:

Prohibiting specified employers from taking specified actions against employees who take authorized leave to testify on legislation being considered by the General Assembly; authorizing specified employees to bring an action against an employer that violates specified provisions of the Act; requiring an action under specified provisions of the Act to be filed within 3 years after the act on which the action is based; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/4

First Reading Finance

2/9

Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.

3/22

Favorable Report by Finance

3/21

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/24

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

House Action

3/24

First Reading Appropriations

3/30

Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.

4/11

Unfavorable Report by Appropriations

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.

DISCRIMINATION

GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEG POLICY COMMITTEE.

HEARINGS

LEGISLATION - see also- CORRECTIVE LEGISLATION; CURATIV LEG.

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES

STATE EMPLOYEES

STATUTES OF LIMITATION

WITNESSES

WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statute:

Labor and Employment

( 3-709 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

Senate

March 24, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)