3/16/15 Group Watch: Principal Perspective – Equal Protection
by Allen Sanderson
Legislation that passed in 2014 limits the amount of money all state and education employees are liable for if they are sued personally for actions taken during the performance of their job. Why are municipal employees not granted the same protections? It’s an important question that highlights a critical problem, one that Representative Steve McMilan wants to solve with HB119, the Employee Liability Protection Act. The bill seeks to ensure that municipal employees are protected by the same tort caps as state and education employees. I’m asking everyone to contact their representatives and senators and to encourage them to support this bill.
