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Committee adopts substitute to extend employer liability protections for hiring people reentering workforce
Summary
The Judiciary Committee adopted a first substitute and favorably recommended HB 24, extending and clarifying liability limits for employers who hire people reentering the workforce while carving out certain vehicle-related offenses.
Representative Coeffort presented HB 24, a committee bill that removes the sunset and refines liability limits for employers hiring people reentering the workforce.
"This was a committee bill over interim to address the sunset clause and to extend the limitations of liability for employers who are hiring people reentering our workforce," Representative Coeffort said, describing added definitions and guardrails to help employers make hiring decisions.
Committee members asked clarifying questions…
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