Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: In provisions concerning settlement or termination agreements, provides that an employee, prospective employee, or former employee and an employer may enter into a valid and enforceable settlement or termination agreement that includes promises of confidentiality related to the monetary amount of the settlement or facts that could lead to the identification of the employee if specified requirements are satisfied. Provides that such an agreement is enforceable if confidentiality is the documented preference of the employee, prospective employee, or former employee (rather than confidentiality is the documented preference of the employee, prospective employee, or former employee and is mutually beneficial to both parties). Adds sexual harassment as a claim covered under the Act. Effective January 1, 2023.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-04 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5574 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Denyse Wang Stoneback [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-016	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carol Ammons [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-103	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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