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House Bill 26 |
House Author: Martinez Fischer |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Zaffirini |
Current law prohibits employer chargebacks or the denial of unemployment compensation benefits if a person provides evidence as prescribed by law that the person left the workplace because the person is a victim of family violence or stalking. House Bill 26 amends the Labor Code to prohibit the chargebacks or denial of benefits if a person or an immediate family member of the person is a victim of sexual assault. The bill includes written documentation from a family violence center or rape crisis center among the medical documentation that a person can provide as evidence of family violence or sexual assault.