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A00978Introduced in the Assembly

Prohibits an employer from terminating an employee who is also a volunteer firefighter or an enrolled member of a volunteer ambulance service when such employee misses or is late to work because of an emergency to which the employee was dispatched.

IntroducedAssembly Labor

Introduced by Joseph Angelino, District 121

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Prohibits an employer from terminating an employee who is also a volunteer firefighter or an enrolled member of a volunteer ambulance service when such employee misses or is late to work because of an emergency to which the employee was dispatched.

Where it stands

referred to labor

January 7, 2026

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  1. referred to labor

  2. referred to labor

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