Relates to remedies for unlawful discharge or discrimination for the exercise of an employee's right to be absent from employment for jury duty
Summary
Creates, in addition to the existing sanction of criminal contempt of court, the remedies of labor law civil penalties and employee's right to bring civil action for unlawful discharge, penalty or discrimination on account of the exercise by an employee of a juror's right to be absent from employment by reason of jury service.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Last action Mar 20, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2025
How they voted
40–19
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
Mar 20, 2025
D
Democratic41
90% Yea
R
Republican22
86% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
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