PRINTER'S NO. 1592
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1040
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY RABB, DERMODY, HILL-EVANS, DONATUCCI, FRANKEL,
SCHLOSSBERG, FREEMAN, KINSEY, MURT, A. DAVIS, NEILSON,
WARREN, DALEY, WEBSTER, McCLINTON, T. DAVIS, DEASY, DAWKINS,
ROZZI AND SOLOMON, APRIL 29, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, APRIL 29, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), entitled
"An act prohibiting certain practices of discrimination
because of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, age or
national origin by employers, employment agencies, labor
organizations and others as herein defined; creating the
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission in the Governor's
Office; defining its functions, powers and duties; providing
for procedure and enforcement; providing for formulation of
an educational program to prevent prejudice; providing for
judicial review and enforcement and imposing penalties,"
further providing for definitions and for powers and duties
of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission; providing for
training; and establishing the Human Relations Training Fund.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 4(c) and 7(f) of the act of October 27,
1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human
Relations Act, are amended to read:
Section 4. Definitions.--As used in this act unless a
different meaning clearly appears from the context:
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(c) The term "employe" [does not include (1) [any individual
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