Florida House Bill 297 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 28 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-28 - Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Creates "Safe Work Environment Act"; 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; provides for screening certain persons public & private school entering instructional areas.

Safe Work Environments

Sen. Daphne Campbell [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-28	House	Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
2015-03-03	House	Introduced
2015-01-28	House	Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; State Affairs Committee
2015-01-15	House	Filed

S0892 (Similar To) 2015-05-01 - Died in Commerce and Tourism

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1002	42		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1006	07		Amended Code	See Bill Text
448	30		Amended Code	See Bill Text
448	31		Amended Code	See Bill Text
448	32		Amended Code	See Bill Text
448	33		Amended Code	See Bill Text
448	34		Amended Code	See Bill Text
448	35		Amended Code	See Bill Text
448	36		Amended Code	See Bill Text
448	37		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/297
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2015/0297/BillText/Filed/PDF