Bill > A2278

Introduced Session

This bill requires all employers in this State to adopt domestic violence policies and protocols established by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Under the bill, the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, in consultation with the Advisory Council on Domestic Violence, is required to develop culturally competent workplace policies and safety protocols concerning workplace responses to domestic violence. The policies and protocols are required to include, but not be limited to: training standards and information for all employees; procedures for employers to respond to employees impacted by domestic violence; strategies for the education of employees on bystander intervention; and information concerning resources for victims of domestic violence. The policies and safety protocols are required to be posted on the website of the department. The bill requires all employers in this State to adopt written domestic violence policies and safety protocols in accordance with the policies and protocols established by the commissioner within one year of the effective date of the bill. The employers are required to disseminate the policies and protocols to employees at least once each year.

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Yvonne Lopez (D)*,  Shanique Speight (D)*,  Lisa Swain (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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