Bill removing driver's license requirement for employment signed into law

The Courts have definitively approved the end of this automatic extinction, with 251 votes in favour and only three against.

Automatic dismissal in the case of a declaration of incapacity in any of its degrees, absolute permanent or total or great invalidity disappears from the Workers' Statute, from its Article 49.1. From now on only the worker can decide whether to terminate his contract, and the termination of the employment relationship will remain for the event of the death of the employee. The employer must adapt the position of the affected person or assign him…

The rule has enjoyed approval by a broad political consensus and only Vox has considered it a "bad legal tool"

Bill removing driver's license requirement for employment signed into law - Lynnwood Today

A bipartisan bill expanding job opportunities for people with disabilities was signed into law Tuesday. Senate Bill 5501, sponsored by Sen. Derek Stanford (D-Bothell), prohibits employers from requiring a driver’s license as a condition of employment unless driving is an essential part of the job. “Some jobs require driving — and some don’t — but requiring a driver’s license for a job that doesn’t involve driving doesn’t make sense,” Stanford sa…

Bill removing driver's license requirement for employment signed into law

A bipartisan bill expanding job opportunities for people with disabilities was signed into law Tuesday. Senate Bill 5501, sponsored by Sen. Derek Stanford (D-Bothell), prohibits employers from requiring a driver’s...

On Tuesday, the Senate plenary finally passed the bill that eliminates the recognition of permanent disability as an automatic cause of termination of the contract.