Commerce and Tourism
Primary
Employment Rights; Revising the definition of the term “independent contractor”; revising the prohibitions against retaliatory personnel action against an employee by his or her employer; providing that an employee may not recover in an action against an employer for a retaliatory personnel action unless the employee can prove certain claims by clear and convincing evidence; requiring, rather than authorizing, a court to award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party for retaliatory personnel actions, etc.
Died in Judiciary
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Now in Judiciary
CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/17/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
Introduced
Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules
Filed
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| S 1776 Filed | PDF HTML |
| S 1776 c1 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 319032 - Amendment to S 1776 Filed | PDF HTML |
| Bill Analysis -- Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) (3/18/2025 2:36 PM) | |
| Bill Analysis -- Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) (3/14/2025 1:38 PM) |
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