Bill Summary for H 348 (2019-2020)

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Bill: PROTECT CITY EMPLOYEES FROM RETALIATION. (NEW)

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Apr 29 2019

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View NCGA Bill Details2019-2020 Session
House Bill 348 (Public) Filed Wednesday, March 13, 2019
AN ACT PROVIDING THAT CITIES SHALL ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS ENCOURAGING THEIR EMPLOYEES TO REPORT IMPROPER OR UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY AND REQUIRING CITIES TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES WHO REPORT SUCH ACTIVITY FROM RETALIATION OR OTHER DISCRIMINATORY ACTION.
Intro. by Grange, Conrad, Hanig, Richardson.

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House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.

Modifies proposed GS 160A-290 (Protection from retaliation for municipal law enforcement officers) to exempt from the statute's provisions an employing agency that has a binding personnel policy, a code of conduct, or other procedures (rather than other binding procedures) protecting employees from retaliation.