l9n/ Oregon

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 3333

Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to request employee to enter agreement that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing conduct that constitutes unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on June 30, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to request employee to enter agreement that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing conduct that constitutes unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault. Allows civil and administrative remedies for violation against unlawful employment practice. Makes unlawful employment practice for any person to aid, abet, incite, compel, coerce or conceal any acts prohibited under provisions of Act and any acts that constitute certain types of unlawful discrimination. Clarifies that employer's withholding of certain information from person who is owner, president, partner or corporate officer of employer, during course of employer's investigation, is not unlawful employment practice, provided that employer makes person aware of ongoing investigation. Allows person who is owner, president, partner or corporate officer to be held individually liable for engaging in prohibited acts. Requires all employers to adopt written policy containing procedures and practices for reduction and prevention of certain types of unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault. Requires employers to post notice in workplace and provide employees with copy of policy at time of hire. Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to make available on bureau's website model procedures or polices that employers may use to establish employer policies. Makes voidable any agreement to pay severance pay to person found to have engaged in conduct that violates employer's policies or provisions of Act. Extends timeline for filing complaint with Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries alleging certain unlawful employment practices. Extends statute of limitations from one year to seven years to file civil action for certain violations of law. Becomes operative January 1, 2020. Permits commissioner to adopt rules and take any action before operative date of Act that is necessary to enable bureau to exercise duties, powers and functions conferred on bureau. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

24 co-sponsors

Teresa Alonso Leon, Janelle Bynum, Margaret Doherty, Chris Gorsek, Ken Helm, Diego Hernandez, Paul Holvey, Alissa Keny-Guyer, John Lively, Pam Marsh, Susan McLain, Mark Meek, Tiffiny Mitchell, Nancy Nathanson, Rob Nosse, Carla Piluso, Karin Power, Rachel Prusak, Dan Rayfield, Tawna Sanchez, Sheri Schouten, Barbara Smith Warner, Marty Wilde, Anna Williams

In the Senate

    5 co-sponsors

    Tim Knopp, James Manning Jr., Laurie Monnes Anderson, Arnie Roblan, Kathleen Taylor

    Its course

    March 4 to June 30, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action3 actions on 3 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 4 to Jun 30 · stopped118 days

    Waiting for a committeeMar 4 to Mar 117 days

    JudiciaryMar 11 to Jun 30 · stopped111 days

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Mar 4 – Jun 30

    1. Mar 4Introduced
    2. Mar 11Sent to Judiciary
    3. Jun 30Died when the session ended
    All 3 actions, as published
    1. Mar 4First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Mar 11Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
    3. Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives