Utah Code 10-8-84.5. Limitations on employee benefits imposed by a municipality
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(1) For the purpose of this section:
Terms Used In Utah Code 10-8-84.5
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Municipality: means :(5)(a) a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;(5)(b) a town, as classified in Section
10-2-301 ; or(5)(c) a preliminary municipality incorporated under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104- Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 10-1-104
(1)(a) “Accident and health insurance” is as defined in Section 31A-1-301.(1)(b) “Employee” means an individual employed by an employer.(1)(c) “Employee benefit” means one or more benefits or services provided to:(1)(c)(i) an employee; or(1)(c)(ii) a dependent of an employee.(1)(d) “Private employer” means a person who has one or more employees employed in the same business, or in or about the same establishment, under any contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written.(1)(e) “Insurance” is as defined in Section 31A-1-301.(1)(f) “Life insurance” is as defined in Section 31A-1-301.
(2) A municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance that establishes, mandates, or requires a private employer to establish or offer an employee benefit, including:
(2)(a) accident and health insurance;
(2)(b) life insurance;
(2)(c) sick leave; or
(2)(d) family medical leave.
(3) Nothing in this section prohibits a municipality from considering an employee benefit described in Subsection (2) among other criteria when issuing a request for proposals.