HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2495

THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to employment practices.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 378-2.2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  No employer shall enter into or require an employee to enter into[, as a condition of employment,] a nondisclosure agreement that prevents the employee from disclosing or discussing sexual harassment or sexual assault occurring in the workplace, at work-related events, between employees, or between an employer and an employee."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Employment Practices; Sexual Harassment; Sexual Assault; Nondisclosure Agreements; Prohibition

 

Description:

Prohibits an employer from entering into or requiring an employee to enter into a nondisclosure agreement pertaining to sexual harassment or sexual assault at any time.

 

 

 

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