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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 2543: Adverse employment action

Requiring employers to have just cause when taking adverse employment action against an employee.

Summary

  • Provides that, without just cause, an employer may not discharge an employee from employment or take any other adverse employment action against an employee if: (1) The employer required the employee to give notice of his or her intent to terminate his or her employment; (2) The employee gave the employer such notice; and (3) The employer discharged or took adverse action against the employee after the employee…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2002
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Alex Wood (D-3)
Introduced
January 21, 2002 in the House
Last action
January 21, 2002

AN ACT Relating to discharge or adverse employment action for just cause;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Alex Wood (D-3)

8 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Mike Cooper D-21Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Steve Conway D-29Maralyn Chase D-32Jeanne Edwards D-1Geoff Simpson D-47Velma Veloria D-11Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

HB 2543 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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