Safe days for employees; private employers required to allow days.
Summary
Safe days for employees. Requires privateemployers to allow an employee safe days, with pay, if the employeeis a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking oris a family member of a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault,or stalking. Employers are required to provide employees with foursafe days per year if the employee has fewer than 120 consecutivemonths of employment with the employer and five safe days if theemployee has 120 or more consecutive months of employment with the employer. "Safe days" are leave from work that is used to allowthe employee to obtain for the employee or the employee's familymember, as applicable, (i) medical attention needed to recover from physical or psychological injury or disability caused by domesticviolence or sexual assault; (ii) psychological or other counseling;(iii) relocation due to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking;or (iv) legal services. Employers are prohibited from dischargingor discriminating against an employee because the employee exercisesthe right to safe days. Employees may bring a private action againstan employer that violated these provisions.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 2, 2020
Last action Dec 4, 2020
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 2, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 2, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102681D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark L. Keam
DDemocratic
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