VA HB460 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: House Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 7 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: House Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Workers' compensation; retaliatory discharge of employee. Prohibits an employer or other person from discharging an employee if the discharge is motivated to any extent by knowledge or belief that the employee has filed a claim or taken or intends to take certain other actions under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. Currently, retaliatory discharges are prohibited only if the employer or other person discharged an employee solely because the employee has taken or intends to take such an action.
Title
Workers' compensation; retaliatory discharge of employee.
Sponsors
Del. Lee Carter [D] | Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D] | Del. Mark Levine [D] | Del. Kenneth Plum [D] |
Del. Marcus Simon [D] |
Roll Calls
2018-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 1-N) (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2018-02-13 | House | Left in Commerce and Labor |
2018-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 1-N) |
2018-01-18 | House | Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #2 |
2018-01-07 | House | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
2018-01-07 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102083D |