Bill > HB2411

This bill modifies existing shared leave provisions, which allow employees to donate unused leave to colleagues facing extraordinary circumstances, to include two new categories of qualifying absences. Firstly, it expands eligibility to employees who are victims of a hate crime, defining "hate crime" by referencing another state law. Secondly, it allows shared leave for employees whose absence from work is due to their own or a relative's or household member's involvement in an immigration enforcement action, which can include detainment, judicial or administrative immigration proceedings, deportation, or hardship from family separation caused by these actions; employers may request verification of this involvement but are prohibited from disclosing personally identifiable information about immigration status or protection, and specific documentation methods are outlined for employees to provide. The bill also clarifies that "relative or household member" includes a broad range of familial relationships and individuals residing with the employee who depend on them for care.