Bill No.: HB0227                  Drafter:  JWL

LSO No.:  07LSO-0239              Effective Date:  7/1/2007

Enrolled Act No.:  HEA0098

Chapter No.:       <chptnum>

Prime Sponsor:     Representative Iekel

Catch Title:       Unfair employment practices.

Subject:  Adds to enumerated grounds of prohibited employment practices.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Current law prohibits discriminatory and unfair employment practices, and enumerates the bases of unlawful discrimination, including age, sex, race, creed, color, national origin and ancestry;

· This act adds pregnancy to the above list of protected categories.

NOTE:  Final action on this bill was not taken at the time this summary was prepared.  Should changes be made to the bill upon final passage an updated summary will be transmitted to all legislators.