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SB 72: Employment Discrimination Against the Unemployed

GENERAL BILL by Joyner

Employment Discrimination Against the Unemployed; Creating the “Fair Employment Opportunity Act”; prohibiting an employer from refusing to consider for employment or refusing to offer employment to, a person because the person is or was unemployed; providing an exception for a bona fide occupational qualification; authorizing the Attorney General to commence a civil action for damages, injunctive relief, civil penalties, and other appropriate relief if the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that an employer or employment agency has violated the act, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died in Commerce and Tourism
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/27/2012 Senate • Filed
    12/5/2012 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 12
    3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 12
    5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Commerce and Tourism

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  • SB 72, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/27/2012 at 12:09 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 561 Employment Discrimination Against the Unemployed Stafford Identical Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (EDTS)

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