Bill Title: Amends the Gender Violence Act. Defines "employee", "employer", "work environment", and "workplace". Changes the definition of "gender-related violence" to include domestic violence. Provides that an employer shall be liable only for gender-related violence committed in the work environment by an employee or agent of the employer. Provides specific instances in which an employer is liable for gender-related violence. Provides that no person shall have the power to waive any provisions of the Act as part of a dissolution of marriage agreement, dissolution of civil union agreement, dissolution of domestic partnership agreement, or custody agreement. Makes corresponding changes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-01-31 - Referred to Assignments [SB0243 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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