Amends the definition of employer and extends the statute of limitations for filing discrimination complaints.

This bill amends the definition of employer to include any person employing 12 or more persons within the state for 20 or more calendar weeks in the calendar year in which the act of discrimination allegedly took place or the preceding calendar year. It also extends the period of the statute of limitations to file a complaint for an alleged unlawful discriminatory practice from 365 days to three years. The bill pertains to the Human Rights Commission and its procedures for handling discrimination complaints.

Amends the definition of employer and extends the statute of limitations for filing discrimination complaints.

This bill amends the definition of employer to include any person employing 12 or more persons within the state for 20 or more calendar weeks in the calendar year in which the act of discrimination allegedly took place or the preceding calendar year. It also extends the period of the statute of limitations to file a complaint for an alleged unlawful discriminatory practice from 365 days to three years. The bill pertains to the Human Rights Commission and its procedures for handling discrimination complaints.