2026 Senate Bill 948

Labor: fair employment practices; requirement for an employee to access or respond to work-related communications outside of usual work hours; prohibit.

A bill to prohibit employers from requiring certain employees to access certain communications at certain times; to prohibit retaliation; to prohibit certain waivers; to provide remedies; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; and to require the promulgation of rules.

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Prohibits employers from requiring employees to respond to work-related communications outside regular hours, establish protections against retaliation, and create enforcement mechanisms through the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.

Introduced in the Senate

May 7, 2026

Introduced by Sen. Erika Geiss (D-1) and three co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Rosemary Bayer (D-13), Darrin Camilleri (D-4) and Mary Cavanagh (D-6)

Referred to the Committee on Labor