Amends existing law to clarify prohibited actions against employees.
PROTECTION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -- Amends existing law to clarify prohibited actions against 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
Senate Third Reading
YEA (35)
NAY (0)
House Third Reading
YEA (69)
NAY (0)
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