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Senate expands employment nondiscrimination to include military service

Utah State Senate (2008 Utah Legislature) · February 19, 2008
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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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