Bill > HB1389

This bill enacts the "Georgia Safe Workplaces Act" to provide employees with a right of action against employers for workplace harassment, including sexual harassment, and retaliation. The bill defines key terms like "employer," "supervisor," and "workplace harassment." It outlines the criteria for determining if conduct constitutes workplace harassment, including considering the totality of the circumstances and looking at conduct in the aggregate. The bill allows claimants to file civil lawsuits within three years and provides for potential remedies like compensatory and punitive damages, attorney's fees, and injunctions. The bill aims to supplement, rather than replace, existing laws related to discrimination and harassment.