On February 17, 2009, the Utah House Business and Labor Committee voted against recommending House Bill 267 to the House. As indicated in an earlier post, House Bill 267 proposed to include a person’s sexual orientation and gender identity as factors that could not be considered by employers in making employment decisions. Click here to […]
As has been discussed in previous posts, the Utah Legislature is considering legislation that will affect employers and employees in a number of ways. Here are additional bills that are being considered: House Legislation: House Bill 296, Schools for the Deaf and Blind Amendments. This bill clarifies that the School for the Deaf and Blind […]
The Utah State Legislature is considering whether to enact a measure that would make it illegal for health care facilities, agencies, or providers to subject their employees to abusive work environments or to retaliate against them for reporting abusive environments. The bill, House Bill 224, Health Care Provider Abusive Work Environment Prohibition Act, defines such […]
Since the blog entries on January 12th, 19th, 26th, and 27th, the Utah Legislature is now considering additional bills that may affect employers and employees in Utah. House Legislation: House Bill 144, Medical Language Interpreter Act. This bill provides certification for certain types of medical language interpreters and criminalizes a person’s representation that he or […]
President Obama signed the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act this morning. Prior to the passage of the Act, an employee was required to sue within 180 days of the day that an employer decided to pay an employee a smaller wage or salary for a discriminatory reason. The problem with this prior interpretation of the law […]
The Utah legislature is now considering a bill that proposes to include a person’s sexual orientation and gender identity as factors that cannot be considered by employers in making employment decisions. Besides prohibiting most employers in the state from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identify, House Bill 267, Antidiscrimination Amendments, proposes […]
As has been discussed here on January 12th and 19th, the Utah Legislature is considering several bills that may have an impact on Utah employers and employees. Here are additional bills: House Legislation: House Bill 117, Mechanical Contractor Licensing Provisions. This bill proposes to require the licensing of heating, venting, and air conditioning (HVAC) mechanical […]
As discussed in an earlier post, the Utah legislature begins its general session on January 26th. In addition to the proposed legislation that may affect employers discussed in that earlier blog entry, legislators have proposed additional bills since that time. The following is a listing of additional proposed legislation that may affect employers and employees […]
On January 26, 2009, the general session of the Utah legislature begins. Currently, there are several bills that have been introduced that may have an impact on employers and employees in this legislative session. The following is a list of current bills that may have an effect on employers and employees in the state. House […]
