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WV HB2799
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Laura Kimble
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AI Summary
- Prohibits employers from terminating or taking adverse action against employees who use reasonable and proportionate force to defend themselves or others from physical attack at their workplace
- Applies only when the attacker is not an employee co-worker
- Allows employees to use deadly force at their workplace without a duty to retreat if they reasonably believe they or another person faces imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm
- Amends existing West Virginia self-defense civil liability protections (§55-7-22) to add workplace-specific employment protections
Legislative Description
Prohibiting the termination of employment of an employee who defends themselves from an attack inside workplace
Labor
Last Action
To House Judiciary
2/21/2025
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/21/2025
Full Bill Text
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