West Virginia House Bill 2159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-10 - To House Industry and Labor
Pending: House Industry and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to create a new cause of action to deter workplace bullying. This bill makes it an unlawful employment practice to subject an employee to an abusive work environment that exists when the defendant, acting with malice, subjects an employee to abusive conduct so severe that it causes tangible harm to the employee. Further, this bill makes it an unlawful employment practice to retaliate in any manner against an employee who has made a charge, testified, assisted or participated in any manner against an employee who has made a charge, testified, assisted or participated in any manner in an investigation or proceeding regarding bullying in the workplace.

The Healthy and Safe Workplace Act

Del. Barbara Fleischauer [D]

Sen. Michael Caputo [D]

Del. Sean Hornbuckle [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-10	House	To House Industry and Labor
2018-01-10	House	Introduced in House
2018-01-10	House	To Industry and Labor then Judiciary
2018-01-10	House	Filed for introduction

HB2159 (Carry Over) 2017-02-08 - To House Industry and Labor

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
21	3E	1	New Code	See Bill Text
21	3E	2	New Code	See Bill Text
21	3E	3	New Code	See Bill Text
21	3E	4	New Code	See Bill Text
21	3E	5	New Code	See Bill Text
21	3E	6	New Code	See Bill Text
21	3E	7	New Code	See Bill Text
21	3E	8	New Code	See Bill Text
21	3E	9	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2159&year=2018&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2159%20intr.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=2159