VA HB370 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Labor and Commerce
Pending: House Labor and Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Employment; training and education; harassment and workplace discrimination. Requires each employer with 50 or more employees, including the Commonwealth and its agencies, institutions, and political subdivisions, to provide annual interactive training and education regarding harassment and workplace discrimination, as both terms are defined in the bill, by July 1, 2025. The bill includes specific training and education requirements for supervisory and nonsupervisory employees, seasonal and temporary employees who are hired to work for less than six months, and migrant and seasonal agricultural workers. The training and education required under the bill must be provided by an educator or human resources professional with knowledge and expertise in the subject matter and must include a method for employees to electronically save a certificate of completion of such training and education. The bill requires the Department of Labor and Industry to make online courses for the required training available on its website beginning January 1, 2025.

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Title

Employment; annual interactive training and education, harassment and workplace discrimination.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-13HouseLeft in Labor and Commerce
2024-01-18HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N)
2024-01-15HouseAssigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
2024-01-06HouseReferred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2024-01-06HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101511D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
40128.7:11(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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