HB 2417 Summary

• Establishes a new privilege protecting communications between labor representatives and employees during grievance proceedings in civil actions.

• Labor representatives cannot be examined or compelled to testify about communications made by employees or advice given to employees during representation in a grievance process.

• Defines "employee" as a member of a collective bargaining unit with an employer that has a labor agreement.

• Defines "grievance process" as procedures in a labor agreement allowing employees to formally challenge employer violations of the contract terms.

• Defines "labor representative" as a labor organization member or person retained by a labor organization to represent an employee in grievance proceedings.