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GA HB1121
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/5/2020
Primary Sponsor
Chuck Efstration
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AI Summary
- Creates a new state tort right of action under Georgia law (Title 51, Chapter 16) allowing individuals to sue a co-worker or supervisor for sexual harassment, defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other unwelcome verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature
- Applies to employers with 15 or more employees performing services within Georgia, including organizations, corporations, LLCs, partnerships, and associations
- Establishes a statute of limitations of one year from the date of each incident or 180 days from exhaustion of all employer-provided procedures, whichever is later
- Provides affirmative defenses where the conduct does not rise above what a reasonable person would consider merely tactless, boorish, or impolite given the totality of the circumstances, or where the contact between co-workers was consensual
- Authorizes courts to award prevailing claimants lost wages, benefits, compensatory damages, reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and related expenses, and specifies the new right of action supplements rather than replaces existing civil or criminal remedies
Legislative Description
Torts; right of action for sexual harassment against a co-worker, supervisor, or employer; provide
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
3/12/2020
Full Bill Text
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