HB 2347 Summary

• Requires all employers to provide new employee training including workplace counseling, sexual harassment training, professional organization information, and job skills training; requires training for current employees on new policies and for disciplined employees.

• Restricts employee termination to four specific grounds: at least four violations of job-related policies, sexual harassment, any felony offense, or violations of section 23-207.

• Adds protection requiring employers to notify employees upon injury notice and prohibits requiring employees to reenact workplace injuries that resulted in death or injury.

• Expands civil rights protections by adding gender identity, expression, and sexual orientation to discrimination provisions; adds exception allowing religious organizations to make employment decisions based on these criteria for positions directly related to religious functions.

• Establishes that employer policies cannot supersede valid collective bargaining agreements and allows labor organizations to conduct presentations to new employees for up to one hour.