Loading chat...
HI HB2649
Bill
Status
1/23/2014
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Souki
Click for details
AI Summary
HB2649 Summary
-
Narrows employment discrimination protections for domestic or sexual violence victims to only those who provide employers with a copy of a temporary restraining order (TRO) or protective order issued by a court.
-
Allows employers to refuse accommodations if they reasonably believe the restrained person could endanger other employees.
-
Replaces extensive reasonable accommodation requirements with two narrow duties: posting the TRO or protective order at the victim's workplace and notifying police if the restrained person violates the order at the workplace.
-
Repeals the employee's right to file civil actions against employers for denying reasonable accommodations.
-
Takes effect July 1, 2050.
Legislative Description
Employment Practices; Domestic Violence
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Fale, Hanohano, Har, Jordan, Kawakami, Morikawa, Oshiro voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cachola, Carroll, Creagan, Nakashima, Takumi excused (5).
2/14/2014