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Senate expands employment nondiscrimination to include military service
Summary
Senate Bill 166 would add "military service" (including active duty and veterans) to the state's nondiscrimination protections for employment, preserve the small-business exemption and administrative complaint process, and passed on the floor after questions about definitions and computer-display discrepancies.
The Utah Senate voted to advance first-substitute Senate Bill 166, which would add "military service" — defined to include active-duty members and veterans — to the state's Employment Nondiscrimination Act.
Sponsor Senator McCoy described the bill as a straightforward expansion to prevent employment discrimination against service members and veterans and…
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