HB5439 - Provide that a person defending themselves or others while at work cannot be terminated
West Virginia - 2024 Regular Session
Introduced byGary G. Howell, Carl Robert Martin, Douglas Dean Smith
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to provide that using deadly force against an intruder or attacker in a workplace by person not engaged in unlawful activity if the person reasonably believes that he or she or another is in imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm; and providing that the person may not result in that person being terminated from employment for this action, regardless of company or employer policy.
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