HB 642 Summary

• Requires hotel employers with 5+ employees to recall the same number of workers in substantially the same job classifications as employed on March 1, 2020, adjusted by current occupancy rates.

• Mandates employers offer laid-off employees all available job positions for which they are qualified, with priority given to employees with greatest length of service.

• Prohibits employer retaliation against employees exercising recall rights, with a rebuttable presumption that adverse actions taken within 60 days of asserting rights violate the law.

• Allows enforcement through civil lawsuits by employees or public officials, with remedies including reinstatement, back pay, compensatory and punitive damages, attorney's fees, and treble damages for retaliation violations.

• Applies to ownership changes, business relocations within 25 miles, asset transfers, and organizational restructuring occurring after March 21, 2020.