Dignity At Work Act Nevada

Do you know what the legislative process is here in Nevada?
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Melanie Scheible, Esq. Nevada State Senator, District 9 outlines it in simple terms below👇
PARTICIPATING IN THE NEVADA LEGISLATIVE PROCESS

The 82nd Nevada Legislature commenced on February 6, 2023 in Carson City, where 63 lawmakers are gathered for 120 days to amend, create, and shape Nevada’s Law.
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The Legislative process is open and public, with ample opportunities for participation in-person and online. The Nevada Legislative Website – NELIS – provides detailed calendars, agendas, and guides to legislation as it is introduced, heard, and moves through the process. Here is the website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/82nd2023
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In the left-hand column, all of the committee meetings and hearings are listed. In the right-hand column, the agenda for daily Floor Sessions can be found. Floor sessions are meetings of an entire House, while committee meetings are smaller groups of Legislators. The larger house is called the Assembly and has 42 members, while the smaller house is called the Senate and has 21 members. There are exactly twice as many Assemblymembers as Senators, because there are two Assembly Districts geographically contained within each Senate District. For example, I represent Senate District 9 in the Southwest part of Las Vegas. Senate District 9 includes both Assembly District 42 and Assembly District 9. Every Nevada voter has the opportunity to elect one member of the Assembly and one member of the Senate to represent them in the Legislature, based on where they live.
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Within each House, the members are organized into Committees that focus on different types of bills – including Judiciary bills, Commerce and Labor bills, Health and Human Services bills, Education bills, and others. The committees meet every day to hear bills in meetings that are open to the public and broadcast online. The video feed for every Committee hearing is linked in the title of the meeting on the NELIS website. The link goes live a few minutes before the meeting begins, and after the hearing is concluded it remains available online.
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In addition to the link for the video feed, every meeting link also has an agenda published online which includes links to the text of the bill being heard, as well as ‘exhibits’ which are the additional documents presented to members of the Committee hearing the bill.
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Every bill must be heard in two Committee hearings before it can be passed and become law. The Committee hearing follows a standard format, beginning with the Assemblymember or Senator who has introduced the bill presenting the bill to the members of the Committee. The sponsor of the bill may invite other people to assist them in presenting the bill, such as experts in the field, advocates from community organizations, and their constituents. After the sponsor has presented the bill, members of the Committee ask questions. At the conclusion of questions, testimony is opened on the bill. Testimony is taken in support, opposition, and neutral positions on every bill. People can testify in person at the Legislature in Carson City, in person at the Grant Sawyer building in Las Vegas, or via phone.
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Usually, in Nevada, bills are not passed the same day they are heard. Hearings often bring up additional questions and points of discussion that the sponsor will continue to address after the end of the hearing. Rather, a “work session” will be scheduled at a later date to vote on the bill. During the work session, amendments may be presented to the bill, additional questions may be asked and answered, and the committee will make a decision. When the Committee decides to “pass” or “amend and pass” the bill, it is then sent to the whole House for a vote. A list of bills that the Senate and Assembly will vote on is provided every day in the link to the Floor Session on the right-hand side of the NELIS website.
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To summarize, a bill is first introduced by a member of the Legislature – either an Assemblymember or Senator. The bill is then sent to a Committee in the sponsor’s House. A bill introduced by a Senator is sent to a Senate Committee and a bill introduced by an Assemblymember is sent to an Assembly Committee. After the Committee hearing, the sponsor continues working with stakeholders on the bill before it is brought back to the same Committee for a work session. If the Committee votes to recommend passage of the bill, it is sent to the sponsor’s House – either Assembly or Senate—where the whole House will then vote. If the bill passes the first House, it is sent to the other House where the process starts again.
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For example, any bill I introduce, is first referred to a Senate Committee. I present the bill to the committee and answer questions from my colleagues. After the hearing, I continue working with stakeholders to amend and refine the language of the bill before it is scheduled for a “work session” in that Committee. If the Committee votes to recommend passage of my bill, it is then sent to the Senate Floor where I will make a statement about the bill, encouraging all of my Senate colleagues to vote for passage. If a majority of the members of the Senate vote to pass the bill, it is then transferred to the Assembly. In the Assembly, my bill will, again, be referred to a committee. I will present my bill in a hearing in front of members of the Assembly where I will answer questions and continue to address concerns. After the hearing in the Assembly, I have another opportunity to work with stakeholders and develop necessary amendments to the language of the bill. Then, the Assembly Committee will hold a work session and vote on whether to send the bill to the Assembly as a whole. If the bill is sent to the Assembly as a whole, it must be passed by a majority of the members of the Assembly in order to become law.
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If and when, both the Senate and Assembly have voted to pass a particular bill, it is sent to the Governor for signature and then becomes law. This democratic process depends on the participation of people from across our great state and benefits from the contributions of every person who makes the decision to get involved.

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Are you familiar with the Dignity At Work Act? Watch the interview with the National Workplace Bullying Coalition Vice President, Ms. Camay on Workplace Keyes to Success who explains this proposed legislation!!!
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Live YouTube Podcast - Workplace Bullying, What Next? Date of Live Podcast: March 27, 2021, 1 PM, EST.Ms. Camay is National Workplace Bullying Coalition Board of Directors (NWBC) State Bill Director for Nevada....

International Association on Workplace Bullying & Harassment's 13th Annual Conference in San Diego Sept 22 & 23!!!

Gretchen Carlson talk on forced silence & eradicating NDAs. In 2016, Gretchen Carlson became the first woman within Fox News to file a s*xual harassment complaint against Roger Ailes, the chairman and CEO. More than a dozen women followed suit, including Julie Roginsky in 2017.

Two movies also followed suit: The Loudest Voice with Naomi Watts and Russel Crowe, and Bombshell with Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, and John Lithgow.

Carlson and Roginsky are delivering the closing session at the International Association on Workplace Bullying & Harassment's 13th Annual Conference in San Diego Sept 22 & 23. They'll discuss their experiences around remaining silent, and their plans to make change through Lift Our Voices, a nonprofit focused on the eradication of nondisclosure agreements for toxic work issues and mandatory arbitration clauses.

Other topics at the conference include:

· The neuroscience behind bullying
· The role of unions
· “The problem” with workplace respect policies
· Challenges and solutions for workplace investigations
· Culture change with innovative new tools
· Models for workplace reconciliation and restoration
· New methods for coaching
· And, much more

View the entire agenda on the conference website here: https://whova.com/web/hybri18_202109/ and purchase your VIRTUAL or in-person registration. Virtual attendees can attend live to participate in Q&A, or watch the recordings on their own time.

OR BECOME A SPONSOR. For an additional $500 you can become a gold sponsor AND attend the conference. If you'd like to stand out, we encourage you to sponsor Gretchen Carlson's session. In addition to all the benefits of a Platinum sponsor, you get to interview her along with the conference chair, and of course introduce yourself as the session sponsor.

Please email the conference committee with questions at [email protected]

JOIN A PROTEST ON MARCH 9 TO GET JUSTICE FOR EVAN.

On March 9, 2021, 40-year old Evan Seyfried took his own life after workplace bullying and mobbing. He was a 20-year exemplary employee at Kroger, one of the largest grocers in the US.

According to The Washington Post, in a "wrongful death" lawsuit, Evan's family alleges his death resulted from a six-month harassment campaign by two co-workers at the Milford, Ohio, location:

➡ A supervisor allegedly harassed him for wearing a face mask during COVID and made fun of him for his political beliefs, calling him "antifa."
➡ Evan reported several unwanted s*xual advances toward him, which resulted in no response from management after he reported them.
➡ The supervisor allegedly left holes in his department schedule, making extra work for him.
➡ After hearing reports from neighbors, Evan believed co-workers who his supervisors pitted against him followed him home and waited on the street for long periods of time.
➡ Evan allegedly received threats, including a supervisor allegedly telling him he could track his Internet usage.
➡ Evan's repeated reports to both management and the union resulted in no meaningful action. In fact, Kroger denied a transfer to another store.
➡ After Evan helped two female employees file s*xual harassment complaints against a supervisor, he received texts with child po*******hy.
➡ Co-workers allegedly replaced old milk on his shelves on the day of an audit.
➡ Supervisors wrote Evan up nine times despite never before receiving a reprimand in this nearly two-decade career. He feared he would be fired.
➡ Fearing for his safety, Evan moved in with his parents. Before quitting, Evan worried about the audit, his phone monitoring, and the plan to frame him for possessing child po*******hy.

The lawsuit: https://ed.gr/dwb4y...
The Washington Post article: https://ed.gr/dwb4z

We want justice for Evan Seyfried, his family, his friends, and his co-workers on the 1st anniversary of his death from workplace bullying and mobbing.

RSVP FOR A MARCH 9 PROTEST NEAR YOU (a local team lead will reach out to you with more details):
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IF YOU DON'T SEE A LOCATION NEAR YOU, PLAN A PROTEST NEAR YOU (pick a State House or court house, let us know, bring a sign, and we'll handle the rest — it's that simple):
Email [email protected]

Help create noise across the country so we can get !

We honor the memory of Evan Seyfried

There is no proper way to recognize what should have been Evan’s 41st year of life. If you would like to honor the day celebrated every year for Evan commemorating his trips around the sun...posting flowers publicly, meditating on Evan and his family, buying a bouquet for your home, lighting a candle, and saying a prayer of gratitude for the gift of his beautiful life that touched everyone who knew him are all ways you can bring his memory to life on the anniversary of his birth, February 11th.

We’d like to see how his day is memorialized, so be sure to share any pictures or videos of how you honor Evan’s life on this day.

We know this is a very difficult week for Ken, Linda and Eric. Keep also in your thoughts, Amy, and his former team mates and friends.

Peace be with you.

The abuser playbook....

Completely absurd reasons why bullies get ahead How do the selfish, incompetent ones claw their way to the top while you’re stuck reporting to them, making less money than them, and getting bullied by them?

Our book — 23 real-life stories of surviving and thriving after workplace bullying — is now available as an e-book: https://ed.gr/dre3s

Grab it now for some inspiration.

Sign the petition to put an end to toxic work cultures.

It's time to stop workplace abuse and mobbing: https://ed.gr/dre17

There are two big reasons.

Why bullies get ahead at work “Excellence isn’t usually what gets you up the greasy pole. What gets you up is a talent for maneuvering. Kissing up to the people above you, kicking down to the people below you."

Sign the petition to put an end to toxic work cultures.

It's time to stop workplace abuse and mobbing: https://ed.gr/dre18