Effective 7/1/2023
78B-7-1108. Employer liability.
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An employer is immune from civil liability for:
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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-7-1108- Employer: means a person who employs an individual in this state. See Utah Code 78B-7-1101
- Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
- Protective order: means :
| (a) | a workplace violence protective order; or |
| (b) | an ex parte workplace violence protective order. See Utah Code 78B-7-1101- Workplace violence: means knowingly causing or threatening to cause bodily injury to, or significant damage to the property of, a person, if:
| (a) | the person is:| (ii) | an employee performing the employee's duties as an employee; and |
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| (b) | | (i) | the action would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or harassed; or |
| (ii) | the threat:| (A) | would cause a reasonable person to fear that the threat will be carried out; and |
| (B) | if carried out, would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or harassed. See Utah Code 78B-7-1101- Workplace violence protective order: means an order issued under this part after a hearing on the petition, of which the petitioner and respondent have been given notice. See Utah Code 78B-7-1101
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seeking a workplace violence protective order, if the employer acts in good faith in seeking the order; or |
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failing to seek a workplace violence protective order. |
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An employer’s action or statement made under this part:
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is not an admission of any fact; and |
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may be used for purposes of impeachment. |
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Enacted by Chapter 170, 2023 General Session
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