Lionell Spruill
- Democratic
Primary
Nonpayment of wages; discriminatory actions prohibited. Prohibits an employer from discharging or otherwise discriminating against an employee because such employee has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding related to the failure to pay wages, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding. The measure authorizes the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to institute proceedings against an employer who has taken such prohibited discriminatory action. Available remedies include reinstatement of the employee, recovery of lost wages, and liquidated damages. This bill is identical to HB 337.
Nonpayment of wages; discriminatory actions prohibited. Prohibits an employer from discharging or otherwise discriminating against an employee because such employee has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding related to the failure to pay wages, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding. The measure authorizes the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to institute proceedings against an employer who has taken such prohibited discriminatory action. Available remedies include reinstatement of the employee, recovery of lost wages, and liquidated damages. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Nonpayment of wages; discriminatory actionsprohibited. Prohibits an employer from discharging or otherwisediscriminating against an employee because such employee has filedany complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceedingrelated to the failure to pay wages, or has testified or is aboutto testify in any such proceeding. The measure authorizes the Commissionerof Labor and Industry to institute proceedings against an employerwho has taken such prohibited discriminatory action. Available remediesinclude reinstatement of the employee, recovery of lost wages, and liquidated damages.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 951 (effective 7/1/20)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Impact statement from DPB (SB48ER)
House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB48E)
VOTE: Passage (68-Y 29-N)
Passed House with amendment (68-Y 29-N)
Engrossed by House as amended
Committee amendment agreed to
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment (14-Y 7-N)
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Read second time
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Printed as engrossed 20100693D-E
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB48E
Committee amendment agreed to
Reading of amendment waived
Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Impact statement from DPB (SB48)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100693D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Impact statement from DPB (SB48) | HTML |
| Engrossed by Senate as amended SB48E | HTML |
| Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB48ER) | HTML |
| Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0951) | HTML |
| Document | Format |
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| Amendment: SB48AS | HTML |
| Amendment: SB48AHE | HTML |
| Amendment: SB48AH | HTML |
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