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Committee advances bill to extend Human Relations Act protections to agricultural, domestic and smaller workplaces
Summary
House Bill 1826, sponsored by Representative Madden, would expand the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act to cover agricultural and domestic workers and lower the employee threshold for coverage from four to two. Supporters called the change a corrective for historic exclusions; some members urged consultation with farming groups on impacts.
The House Labor & Industry Committee voted to report House Bill 1826 (printers number 2250), sponsored by Representative Madden, which would amend the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act to extend anti‑discrimination protections to agricultural and domestic workers and reduce the statutory employee coverage threshold from four employees to two.
Sponsor remarks outlined the bill as a targeted update to remove historical carve‑outs that have left groups of workers…
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