HOUSE BILL 1066

Sponsored By:

Delegates Wood, Kittleman, Getty, Minnick, DeCarlo, Morgan, Brinkley, and Faulkner

Entitled:

Human Relations Commission - Discrimination in Employment - Private Causes of Action

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the construction of specified 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, sex, age, national origin, marital status, or physical or mental handicap unrelated in nature and extent so as to reasonably preclude the performance of employment; authorizing a specified court to order specified types of relief for violations of the Act; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/13

First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

2/18

Hearing 2/25 at 1:15 p.m.

3/24

Referred to interim study by Commerce and Government Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A

Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6

Delegate Patricia Anne Faulkner, District 14A

Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5

Delegate Robert H. Kittleman, District 14B

Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7

Delegate John S. Morgan, District 13B

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; O.T.; SAL COMP.

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 49B Human Relations Commission

( 11 , 18A )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered