2024 House Bill 5983

Labor: working conditions; suitable seats; require employers to provide to employees under certain circumstances.

A bill to require employers to provide suitable seats for employees under certain circumstances; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to provide for the promulgation of rules; and to provide civil sanctions.

AI Analysis – Experimental

The legislation requires employers to provide suitable seating for employees under certain conditions, with non-compliance resulting in fines, and allows for rule-making by the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.

Introduced in the House

Sept. 26, 2024

Introduced by Rep. Dylan Wegela (D-26) and eight co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Natalie Price (D-5), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Emily Dievendorf (D-77) and Alabas Farhat (D-3)

Referred to the Committee on Labor