SHRM: California Lawmakers Are Considering Bills to Combat Sexual Harassment

Tuesday, January 23 2018

During a Jan. 9 hearing, Sen. Anthony Portantino, D-La Cañada Flintridge, and Connie Leyva, D-Chino, presented the Legislative Discriminatory Harassment Retaliation Prevention Act, S.B. 419, which would declare that state legislators can't retaliate against legislative advocates or employees who opposed unlawful discriminatory practices.

The bill would "complement the movement that has brought forth the importance of this issue and the courageous women who have come forward to highlight why this is necessary and why there is a need for a culture change in the [state's] capital," Portantino said.

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