Fair Employment Practices (H 7904, H 7905A)

Critical proposed changes to the state’s Fair Employment Practices Act were introduced in two separate pieces of legislation.

Critical proposed changes to the state’s Fair Employment Practices Act were introduced in two separate pieces of legislation. First, H 7904 would have expanded the definition of “employee” to cover a wider breadth of working personnel, including a protection for “domestic workers” who are currently exempted within the statute. H 7905A also would have made it unlawful for an individual to enter into a non-disclosure agreement as a condition of employment. We supported both of these important bills. While H 7905A passed the House and died in committee in the Senate, H 7904 died in committee in the House.