SB 325 - This act is known as the "Wrongful Discharge from Employment Act". This act would prohibit the termination, without good cause, of any employee with a year of experience. Currently, an employer generally can terminate an employee at any time, without cause or reason.

This act establishes a complaint and arbitration system under the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Under this system, both employees and employers can file complaints with the Director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and can demand arbitration regarding the termination of an employee by an employer.

The employer and employee can waive the good cause requirement if the employer agrees in writing to provide severance pay. The severance pay must be equal to at least one month's pay for each year of employment, up to a total payment of thirty months' pay.

MARGARET TOALSON