HB 1717 Summary

• Employees who are victims of domestic violence or have family/household members who are victims may take unpaid leave to seek medical care, counseling, victim services, safety planning, or legal assistance related to the domestic violence.

• Employees at employers with 50+ employees are entitled to up to 2 workweeks of unpaid leave per 12-month period; employees at employers with 15-49 employees are entitled to 1 workweek of unpaid leave per 12-month period.

• Employers must maintain group health plan coverage during domestic violence leave and restore employees to their original or equivalent positions upon return.

• Employers cannot interfere with, deny, discriminate against, or retaliate against employees for exercising domestic violence leave rights or requesting reasonable accommodations related to domestic violence.

• Employers with 15+ employees must provide reasonable accommodations for domestic violence victims unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on business operations.