SSB 5104 — Protecting employees from coercion in the workplace based on immigration status.

What this bill does

Prohibits an employer from making threats in regards to an employee's immigration status or his or her family member's immigration status in order to deter the employee from engaging in protected activities or exercising his or her rights under certain labor and employment laws.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 14, 2025
  59 yea · 38 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 12, 2025
  40 yea · 9 nay

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