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S10762017 Regular Session

Amends existing law to clarify prohibited actions against employees.

PROTECTION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -- Amends existing law to clarify prohibited actions against employees.

PROTECTION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The proposed amendment would make the subsection (2) consistent with the subsection (1) by adding the same language regarding a good faith requirement in protections for employees who participate or give information in an investigation or other listed proceedings or inquires under the Whistleblower Protection Act, Idaho Code § 6-2104. The clarifying language will specify that an employee who acts in good faith is protectedfromemployerretaliationwhenparticipatingorrevealinginformationinaninvestigation, hearing, court proceeding, legislative or other inquiry.

HOW THEY VOTED

house Chamber· Mar 22, 2017

House Third Reading

✓ Passed
69 Yea
0 Nay
1 absentPassed by 98.57 votes

ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)

LATEST ACTION

Session Law Chapter 272 Effective: 07/01/2017

BILL INFO

Session
2017
Chamber
senate
Status date
Apr 6, 2017

LINKS

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