HB 1832 HD 1

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION

By Representative(s) CATALANI / MORITA / LEONG / MARUMOTO / YOSHINAGA / KAWAKAMI / OSHIRO, M. / ARAKAKI / THIELEN / AUWAE / LUKE / TAKAI / TAKUMI; Menor, Morihara, Saiki

Companion Bill: SB 2060

Subjects: Women's Legislative Caucus

Keywords: DISCRIMINATION, EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC WELFARE

Report Title: Employment Discrimination

Description: Makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for employers to condition employment or hiring upon an employee's relinquishment of the right to initiate or participate in an investigation or proceeding under the civil rights commission law, or any other right under that law or the employment practices law. Allows employers and employees or prospective employees to enter into knowing, voluntary arbitration agreements that are supported by due consideration over and above employment or continued employment, without violating the discriminatory practices laws. (HB1832 HD1)

 1-20-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-21-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. LAB 2. JHA ,
                  referral sheet 2
 2- 2-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Friday,
                  02-04-00 at 8:30 am - 11:30 am in House conference
                  room 309.
 2- 4-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 2- 7-00        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday,
                  02-09-00 at 9:45 A.M. in House conference room 309.
 2- 9-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 2-15-00        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday,
                  02-17-00 at 10:00 A.M. in House conference room
                  309.
 2-17-00        H The committee on LAB recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-17-00        H The votes in LAB were as follows:1 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Yoshinaga; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) Hiraki,
                  Nakasone, Takai, Moses; 1 Noes: Rep.(s) Catalani;
                  and 4 Excused: Rep.(s) Goodenow, Okamura, Saiki,
                  Takai
 2-18-00        H Reported from the committee on LAB (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 472-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  passage on Second Reading and referral to the
                  committee on JHA
 2-18-00        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on JHA
 2-18-00        H The vote was as follows:  47 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Menor, Okamura,
                  Pendleton, Stegmaier excused