Enacts the anti-waiver of employment rights act
Summary
Enacts the "anti-waiver of employment rights act" to invalidate any express or implied contractual provision waiving or otherwise limiting any employee's substantive or procedural rights, remedies, or claim.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025
Last action May 13, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was amended to clarify that waivers of employee rights are generally void, with specific exceptions for settlements and post-employment agreements. A new provision was added to ensure these rules do not override existing collective bargaining agreements or dispute resolution processes authorized by other statutes.
Scope change
The bill's scope was refined to explicitly exempt collective bargaining agreements and dispute resolution processes that are expressly authorized by other statutes from the general prohibition on waiver agreements.
REQUIREMENT
The definition of valid waiver exceptions was updated to specify that disputes must not be 'raised or initiated by an employer,' preventing employers from forcing employees to waive rights as a condition of settling disputes they started.
SCOPE
New language was inserted to state that the bill's restrictions on waiver agreements do not apply to dispute resolution processes found in collective bargaining agreements or where waivers are expressly authorized by other laws.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting and numbering adjustments were made to the text of the bill and its explanatory notes to reflect the committee's amendments.
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Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5411A
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
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