HB 642 Summary

• Requires hotel employers to recall the same number of employees in substantially the same job classifications as their March 1, 2020 active workforce, adjusted proportionally to current occupancy rates.

• Mandates employers offer laid-off employees all available job positions for which they are qualified, prioritizing those with the longest length of service, with a minimum 10-day acceptance period.

• Prohibits retaliation against employees who exercise recall rights and requires employers to provide written justification within 30 days if declining to rehire a laid-off employee.

• Establishes that recalled employees must be permitted to work at least 30 workdays unless terminated for just cause.

• Provides civil enforcement through court action with potential remedies including reinstatement, back pay, compensatory and punitive damages, and treble damages for retaliation violations.