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Committee backs bill to bar public employers from weaponizing licensing referrals as retaliation
Summary
The committee recommended favorably a bill that would make it unlawful for public employers to refer employees to licensing boards (Bar, DOPL, etc.) as retaliation for protected activity, clarifying burdens of proof and noting questions about mandatory reporting obligations and judicial employees.
The committee voted to favorably recommend a bill amending the retaliatory-action definition to cover referrals by public employers to licensing entities when used as retaliation for protected conduct.
"This statute now will address ... if the public employer reports them to an entity like DOPL or another…
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