Prohibits a person from purchasing, selling, offering for sale, or possessing with the intent to sell, any item that the person knows, or should know, is a “covered animal species” part or product.
Alters the definition of “harassment” relating to employment discrimination. The bill explicitly includes sexual harassment within the definition of harassment and expands the definition of harassment to include conduct under certain circumstances, which need not be severe or
pervasive.
Expands access to justice for victims of workplace harassment by temporarily suspending or extending the statute of limitations so that an individual has enough time to request an administrative investigation into the workplace conduct. After the conclusion of the case before the administrative body, such as the Maryland Commission for Civil Rights, the individual retains the ability to file suit in a court of law.