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AZ SB1365
Bill
Status
2/11/2019
Primary Sponsor
Javan Mesnard
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona civil rights employment law to add "because of sex" to include pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, requiring equal treatment for affected women in employment and benefits.
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Adds new definition of "being regarded as having a disability" that excludes impairments with actual or expected duration of six months or less, and modifies accommodation requirements to exclude individuals who only meet disability definition through this "regarded as" prong.
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Updates language throughout statute to use modern pronoun usage (changing "his" to "the person's," "which" to "that," etc.) and corrects grammatical constructions.
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Clarifies that charges filed with the division must not be made public and establishes that the division shall not make charges public by default.
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Revises employment discrimination procedures including investigation timelines, conciliation agreement requirements, and court authority to appoint attorneys and allow division intervention in civil actions.
Legislative Description
Civil rights act
Discrimination
Last Action
Senate read second time
2/12/2019