Bills

SB 2017: DLIR; EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES; HEALTHY WORKPLACE ACT; ABUSIVE CONDUCT; PROHIBITION; PENALTY; PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION; REMEDIES; RULES

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-01-14

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-01-28: The committee on LBT deferred the measure.)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Prohibits any employer or employee from subjecting an employee to abusive conduct.  Requires employers and certain employees to take all reasonable preventative and responsive measures to ensure a safe work environment free of abusive conduct.  Prohibits employers and certain employees from taking retaliatory actions against employees who engage in certain protected acts.  Establishes a penalty, private cause of action, and remedies.  Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to adopt rules.

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