Employer or other person; retaliatory discharge of employee prohibited. (HB1754)

Introduced By

Del. Lee Carter (D-Manassas) with support from co-patrons Del. Chris Hurst (D-Blacksburg), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), and Del. Ibraheem Samirah (D-Herndon)

Progress

✓	Introduced
✗	Passed Committee
✓	Passed House
☐	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Employment; retaliatory discharge of employee; Workers' Compensation. Prohibits an employer or other person from discharging or taking other retaliatory action against an employee if such action is motivated by the knowledge or belief that the employee has filed a claim or taken or intends to take certain actions under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. Currently, retaliatory discharges are prohibited only if the employer discharges an employee solely because the employee has taken or intends to take such an action. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

Date	Action
12/16/2020	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100702D
12/16/2020	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
01/14/2021	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
01/19/2021	Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
01/21/2021	Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N) (see vote tally)
01/22/2021	Impact statement from DPB (HB1754)
01/22/2021	Read first time
01/25/2021	Read second time and engrossed
01/26/2021	Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N)
01/26/2021	VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2021	Constitutional reading dispensed
01/27/2021	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/05/2021	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2021	Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (10-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)