4871066 Public Hearing Notice on B20-728, "Prohibition of Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing Act of 2014" and B20-769,"Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2014"

Council of the District of Columbia

Commi ttee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs Notice of Public Hearing

John A. Wilson Building   1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Ste. G-6 Washington, DC 20004

 

 

COUNCILMEMBER VINCENT B. ORANGE, SR., CHAIR

COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, CONSUMER, AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURES: B20-728, THE "PROHIBITION OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT

MARIJUANA TESTING ACT OF 2014"

 

B20-769, THE "PROTECTING PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT OF 2014"

Thursday, May 15, 2014, 10:00 a.m. John A. Wilson Building, Room 412 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20004

 

Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, Sr. announces the scheduling of a public hearing of the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs for the purpose of receiving testimony on B20-728, the "Prohibition of Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing Act of 2014" and B20-769, the "Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2014".  The public hearing is scheduled for Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building located at 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20004

 

B20-728, the "Prohibition of Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing Act of 2014", would ban employers from testing potential employees for marijuana use during the hiring process, unless otherwise required by law.

 

B20-769, the "Protecting Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2014", proposes to promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform on the job is limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition and to protect against workplace discrimination.

 

Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to testify at the public hearing are asked to contact Ms. Faye Caldwell or Gene Fisher of the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs at [phone] or by email at [e-mail] or [e-mail].  Witnesses are asked to furnish their names, addresses, telephone number, email address, and organizational affiliation, if any, by the close of business, Thursday, May 8, 2014.  Each witness is requested to bring 20 copies of his/her written testimony.  Representatives of organizations and government agencies will be limited to 5 minutes in order to permit each witness an opportunity to be heard.  Individual witnesses will be limited to 3 minutes.

If you are unable to testify at the roundtable, written statements are encouraged and will be made part of the official record.  The official record will remain open until the close of business of Thursday, May 29, 2014.  Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite G-6, of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.