WORKPLACE TRANSPARENCY ACT
Summary
Creates the Workplace Transparency Act. Provides that employers shall not require an employee or prospective employee to sign a nondisclosure agreement that contains any provision that has the purpose or effect of: limiting the disclosure of sexual misconduct, retaliation, or unlawful discrimination; suppressing information relevant to an investigation into a claim of sexual misconduct, retaliation, or unlawful discrimination; impairing the ability of any person to report a claim of sexual misconduct, retaliation, or unlawful discrimination; or waiving a substantive or procedural right or remedy of any person relating to a claim of sexual misconduct, retaliation, or unlawful discrimination. Provides that any such provision is void as against public policy and unenforceable, and that agreements that contain such provisions and were entered into before the effective date of the Act are voidable by a party who entered into the agreement under specified circumstances.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2019
Last action Apr 12, 2019
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Apr 12, 2019
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
upper
Jan 23, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Jan 10, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 18 co-sponsors
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