Florida House Bill 149 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 3 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-05-03 - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Creates "Safe Work Environment Act"; provides findings & intent; provides that subjecting employee to abusive work environment is unlawful employment practice; prohibits retaliating against employee who has opposed any unlawful employment practice, or who has made charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in investigation or proceeding concerning such claim; provides for vicarious liability for employers in certain circumstances; provides defense; provides for liability for individual employees in certain circumstances; provides defense; provides affirmative defenses; specifies relief available; limits employer's liability for emotional distress & precludes punitive damages in certain circumstances; specifies that provisions may only be enforced by private right of action; provides time limitation on actions; provides that remedies provided shall be in addition to & not in place of other remedies provided in law; providies for screening certain persons public & private school entering instructional areas.

Safe Work Environments

Sen. Daphne Campbell [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-03	House	Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
2013-03-05	House	Introduced
2013-01-23	House	Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; State Affairs Committee
2013-01-14	House	Filed

S0308 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Community Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1002	42		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1006	07		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/149
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0149/BillText/Filed/PDF