EMPLOYEE FEE RECOVERY ACT
Summary
Creates the Employee Complaint Fee Recovery Act. Provides that if a former employee files 2 or more complaints with 2 or more separate State agencies against a single former employer and each complaint is dismissed, the former employer may petition the circuit court for an award of its attorney's fees incurred to dismiss the complaints. Provides that the court may enter a judgment against the former employee in the amount of the attorney's fees if it finds that the complaints were frivolous.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2011
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Oct 31, 2011
Last action Jan 8, 2013
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Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Mar 9, 2012
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Jan 24, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Nov 2, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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