2018 | Legislative Employees, Workplace Harassment/Violence
STATUS: Enacted
Amended the Unruh Civil Rights Act to clarify certain specific professional relationships, outdside of employment, where sexaul harassment is prohibited; removed procedural hurdles for plaintiffs asserting claims under the Act; and provided enforcement authority to state anti-discriination agency.
Read More2014 | Domestic Violence/DV Protections, Employment Accommodations, Employment Discrimination, Safe Leave
STATUS: Enacted
This law requires employers to provide leave to survivors of domestic violence for reasons associated with that status.
Read More2020 | Covid-19, Hazard Pay
STATUS: Enacted
The Denton County Commissioners Court approved hazard pay for critical employees.
Read More| Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Pay Transparency, Salary Range
STATUS: Enacted
This bill requires employers to disclose salary ranges for vacant positions and to requires employers to provide comparable pay for comparable work.
Read More2009 | Domestic Violence/DV Protections, Fair Housing/Housing Discrimination, Housing, Lock Changes
STATUS: Enacted
This law both prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of a tenant's status as a domestic abuse survivor and requires landlords to change the locks at the survivor's request.
Read More2019 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Sick Leave
STATUS: Enacted
Provides for the accrual of one hour of paid sick leave for every hour worked for private employers of 50 or more workers.
Read More| Defenses, Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Pay Secrecy Prohibitions, Protected Classes, Remedies Fair Pay
STATUS: Enacted
This bill builds on wage discrimination protections by allowing broader comparisons of work, applying the law to other protected classes in addition to sex, prohibiting retaliation for discussing pay, and expanding the scope of remedies available to employees who have experienced wage discrimination.
Read More2020 | Covid-19, Hazard Pay
STATUS: Enacted
The city of Baltimore will be providing hazard pay for first responders.
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