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Bill would codify BOLI Employer Assistance Division and expand mediation for wage and hour disputes
Summary
Senate committee members heard that House Bill 2248A would codify an Employer Assistance Division at the Bureau of Labor and Industries, protect communications with that division from disclosure and expand mediation provisions for wage-and-hour and civil-rights matters.
Chair Taylor opened the public hearing for House Bill 2248A and Whitney summarized that the bill, brought from the House Interim Committee on Labor and Workplace Standards, establishes the Employer Assistance Division within the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), clarifies BOLI’s ability to settle violations through alternative resolution processes and takes effect on the 91st day after adjournment.
Josh Nasby of the Bureau of Labor and Industries told the committee the bill “builds upon our existing collaborative work with employers and codifies our Employer Assistance Division” and that it expands the bureau’s…
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