VA SB339 | 2008 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2008 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-01-28 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2008 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-01-28 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
Summary
Unemployment compensation; not speaking English is misconduct. Provides that an employee's inability or refusal to speak English at the workplace, in violation of a known policy of the employer, constitutes misconduct. An individual who is found by the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) to have been discharged for misconduct connected with his work is disqualified from receiving unemployment compensation benefits. The VEC may consider evidence of mitigating circumstances in determining whether misconduct occurred.
Title
Unemployment compensation; employee's inability to speak English at workplace is misconduct.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-28 | Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) | |
| 2008-01-08 | Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor | |
| 2008-01-08 | Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080043216 |
Subjects
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+SB339 |
