H258 - Worker Safety Act of 2026. (SL 2026-13)

Session Year 2024

Overview: S.L. 2026-13 (House Bill 258) amends the Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act (REDA) to do all of the following:

  • Provide specific requirements for a complaint alleging a violation.
  • Require written authorization for a third party to submit a complaint.
  • Require the destruction of any extraneous materials submitted with a complaint.
  • Allow a respondent to submit a position statement containing affirmative defenses within seven days of receipt of the complaint.
  • Allow the Commissioner of Labor to open an investigation prior to receiving a response from the respondent.
  • Provide that computation of time under REDA follows Rule 6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure.

 

The act became effective June 22, 2026.

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