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HB 337 Nonpayment of wages; discriminatory actions prohibited.
Introduced by: Marcia S. "Cia" Price | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Nonpayment of wages; discriminatory actions prohibited. Prohibits an employer from discharging or otherwise discriminating against an employee because such employee has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding related to the failure to pay wages, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding. The measure authorizes the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to institute proceedings against an employer who has taken such prohibited discriminatory action. Available remedies include reinstatement of the employee, recovery of lost wages, and liquidated damages. This bill is identical to SB 48.
FULL TEXT
- 01/01/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102627D pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB337ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0950) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/01/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102627D
- 01/01/20 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/14/20 House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/28/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/20 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/03/20 House: Read first time
- 02/04/20 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/20 House: Read third time and passed House (85-Y 13-N)
- 02/05/20 House: VOTE: Passage (85-Y 13-N)
- 02/06/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/17/20 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/20 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/20/20 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/20/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/20/20 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/20 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (2-Y 97-N)
- 02/24/20 House: VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 97-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/27/20 House: House acceded to request
- 02/27/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/27/20 House: Delegates: Price, Bourne, Ware
- 03/02/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/02/20 Senate: Senators: Spruill, Lewis, Obenshain
- 03/05/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/05/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 37-N)
- 03/05/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (62-Y 37-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (30-Y 10-N)
- 03/18/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB337ER)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/09/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 950 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0950)