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HI HB2649

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2014

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Souki

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

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

Committee Referrals

Finance2/14/2014
Human Services1/27/2014

Full Bill Text

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