An Act to Reform the General Employment Rights
BE IT ENHANCED BY THE STATE OF FIRESTONE CONGRESS THAT:
§ Section I-A: “An Act to Finalize General Employment Rights” and any subsequent amendments shall hereby be declared null and void.
§ Section I-B: An Act to Finalize General Employment Rights shall be defined as: An Act to Finalize General Employment Rights
§ Section II-A: Any individual who is currently or has been employed by a lawfully established department under the State of Firestone Government or inferior governments thereof or a business licensed by the State of Firestone government (hereinafter, an “employee” or reasonable variant thereof) shall be protected by and be permitted to exercise the rights hereinafter set forth within this legislation without impediment or delay. Employers, supervisors, and other individuals or entities authorized to make or influence decisions pertaining to employment hiring, termination, consequences, and employee rapport (hereinafter, “Employers, supervisors, and other individuals or entities authorized to make or influence decisions pertaining to employment hiring, termination, consequences, and employee rapport” shall be referred to as “administration” or reasonably understandable variants thereof) shall be obliged, under civil penalties set forth below, to make an adequate effort in ensuring these rights are upheld for the individual(s) inferior to their authority.
§ Section II-B: An aggrieved employee, or otherwise, an employee that believes their administration has violated the rights set forth within this legislation may file a civil suit in the District Court of Firestone. The liable party shall be the specific individual, individuals, or entities that violated the rights of the employee. If an employee seeks reinstatement or a consequence removed, they shall sue the entity that issued the penalty. If the courts determine that a violation is present, the presiding officer may issue reasonable and specific orders to remedy the violation. These orders shall be legally binding and may be criminally enforced if not abided. All matters heard pertaining to this legislation shall be subject to the appellate process set forth in the Constitution and other legislation.
§ Section III: Freedom of Religion Clause; Employees shall be permitted to practice any or no religion (so long as the religion does not solicit, encourage, or require violations of the law of applicable terms of service) without obstruction by their employer. No employee shall receive unequal treatment from administration because of their religion or a lack thereof.
§ Section IV: Discrimination Clause; No employee shall receive unequal treatment because of their age (except whereas applicable terms of service apply), gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, political affiliation, national origin, or personal matters irrelevant to employment.
§ Section V: Non-Hostile Environment Clause; Employees shall have the right to work in an internal environment that is not hostile. Matters pertaining to the duty of the employee, such as a violent encounter as a law enforcement officer, shall not be covered under this section. All reasonable questions, concerns, and complaints submitted by an employee must be addressed by the appropriate party. An employee shall receive a confirmation once such has been processed. Administration must make strenuous efforts to prevent harassment between employees.
§ Section VI: Freedom of Information Clause; Employees shall have the right to be made aware of any questions, concerns, or complaints brought forth about them, whether they be positive or negative. Employees shall have the right to know when and why they are being investigated, and subsequently, shall be afforded the opportunity to provide a defense in response to the allegations prior to action being taken. Employees shall have the right to be directly advised of the issuing and reasoning of any disciplinary actions, including warnings, “strikes,” suspensions, demotions, terminations, or any action that affects their rapport taken against them.
§ Section VII: Right to Privacy Clause; No employee shall be required to provide their personal opinion on any matter or entity. Alternatively, however, employees shall have the right to peacefully express their opinions both publicly and privately. No employee may be punished for expressing discontent about an agency or the state collectively, except whereas their conduct violates appropriate legislation, or otherwise, applicable terms of service.
§ Section VIII: Right to Challenge Clause; All employees shall have the right to challenge any directive, policy, or procedure they believe violates superior legislation in the District Court of Firestone. Employees may challenge, in the District Court of Firestone, any action pertaining to their employment, including (but not limited to) warnings, “strikes,” suspensions, demotions, terminations, or any action that affects their rapport. The courts shall be responsible for determining whether or not the employee violated the directive, policy, or procedure in effect at the time of the alleged violation. If an employee’s rights are violated in the process of an investigation or punishment, the actions must be overturned. No employee may be further investigated or penalized in regards to the same event upon the District Court of Firestone overturning the disciplinary action (except whereas the appellate process is enacted and the District Court of Firestone case is overturned).
§ Section IX: The Governor shall enforce this legislation via the Executive Branch. The Judiciary shall be responsible for interpreting any alleged violations of this legislation.
§ Section X: This legislation shall go into effect 72 hours after completing the constitutional procedure required in order to provide adequate time for departments to adapt accordingly.
Respectfully submitted to the State of Firestone Congress,
Chief Sponsors:
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Jefrafra, Bill Author
The Right Honourable Lieutenant Governor Ash1835, Bill Co-Author
Speaker of the House Joshernaut
Co-Sponsor(s):
Senator Clonemep