Labor And Employment
US Congress 118th Congress
Equal Pay for Equal Work Act [HB-9424]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
To establish the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force, and for other purposes.
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Minimum wage and overtime pay; warehouse distribution center employees and employers, civil action. [SB-685]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Minimum wage and overtime pay; warehouse distribution center employees and employers; civil action; civil penalty. Provides that (i) an employer that violates requirements in existing law relating to the minimum wage, payment of wages and salaries, or overtime pay or (ii) a warehouse employer, as defined in the bill, that violates the bill's provisions shall be liable to an impacted employee for certain remedies, damages, and other relief as specified in the bill. The bill requires a warehouse employer to provide each warehouse employee, as defined
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Employee protection; prohibited retaliation, prohibited nondisclosure & nondisparagement provisions. [HB-1344]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Employee protection; prohibited retaliation; prohibited nondisclosure and nondisparagement provisions; civil action. Prohibits the inclusion of a provision in any employment contract that has the purpose or effect of concealing illegal activity or activity an employee believes to be unlawful, including unlawful sexual harassment, discrimination, wage theft, and protected whistleblowing, as those terms are described in existing law. Under the bill's provisions, no employer shall discharge or otherwise retaliate against an employee, prospective employee,
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Paid sick leave; home health workers providing agency-directed services. [SB-91]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Paid sick leave; home health workers providing agency-directed services. Requires employers to provide paid sick leave to home health workers who provide agency-directed services. Under current law, employers are only required to provide paid sick leave to home health workers who provide consumer-directed services. The bill provides that "employer" includes the Commonwealth, any of its agencies, institutions, or political subdivisions, and any public body.
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Employee protections; employer-sponsored meetings on political matters, civil action. [SB-485]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Employee protections; employer-sponsored meetings on political matters; civil action. Prohibits an employer from retaliating against an employee (i) because such employee declines to attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting or receive an employer's communications conveying an opinion about political matters, as defined in the bill; (ii) as a means of inducing an employee's attendance at such meeting or receipt of such communications; or (iii) because the employee reports a suspected violation of the bill's provisions. The bill permits
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Health care providers & grocery store workers; employers to provide paid sick leave, effective date. [SB-507]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Paid sick leave; health care providers and grocery store workers. Requires employers to provide paid sick leave to health care providers and grocery store workers. Under current law, employers are only required to provide paid sick leave to certain home health workers. The bill removes requirements that workers work on average at least 20 hours per week or 90 hours per month to be eligible for paid sick leave. The bill provides that certain health care providers may waive their right to accrue and use paid sick leave and provides an exemption for
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. [HB-348]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Employment; paid sick leave; civil penalties. Expands provisions of the Code that currently require one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked for home health workers to cover all employees of private employers and state and local governments. The bill requires that employees who are employed and compensated on a fee-for-service basis accrue paid sick leave in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. The bill provides that employees transferred to a separate division or location remain entitled to
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Firefighters and emergency medical services; collective bargaining by providers. [SB-623]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Collective bargaining by firefighters and emergency medical services providers. Authorizes firefighters and emergency medical services providers employed by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth to engage in collective bargaining through labor organizations or other designated representatives. The bill provides for the appointment of a three-member board of arbitration regarding any dispute arising between an employer and firefighters or emergency medical services providers. Under the bill, determinations made by such board of arbitration
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Firefighters and emergency medical services; collective bargaining by providers, definitions. [HB-1284]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Collective bargaining by firefighters and emergency medical services providers. Authorizes firefighters and emergency medical services providers employed by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth to engage in collective bargaining through labor organizations or other designated representatives. The bill provides for the appointment of a three-member board of arbitration regarding any dispute arising between an employer and firefighters or emergency medical services providers. Under the bill, determinations made by such board of arbitration
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Expressing support for the recognition of August 18th through August 24, 2024, as "Warehouse Worker Recognition Week", the national event celebrating the workers in the logistics industry. [HR-1414]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
Expressing support for the recognition of August 18th through August 24, 2024, as "Warehouse Worker Recognition Week", the national event celebrating the workers in the logistics industry.
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Don’t STEAL Act Don’t Stand for Taking Employed Americans’ Livings Act [HB-9337]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for increased criminal and civil penalties for wage theft.
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Cyber Ready Workforce Act [HB-9270]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
To establish a grant program within the Department of Labor to support the creation, implementation, and expansion of registered apprenticeship programs in cybersecurity.
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Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2024 [S.4917]
[Retirement ]
[Education ]
[Pensions ]
[Finance ]
A bill to amend the Federal securities laws to enhance 403(b) plans, and for other purposes.
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BE HEARD in the Workplace Act Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination in the Workplace Act [S.4902]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to prevent discrimination, including harassment, in employment.
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Workforce Opportunities for Communities in Recovery Act [HB-9209]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to address the economic and workforce impacts of substance use disorder.
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BE HEARD in the Workplace Act Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination in the Workplace Act [HB-9228]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
To prevent discrimination, including harassment, in employment.
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Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act [S.4823]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to adjust the dollar thresholds for National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction over certain labor disputes, and for other purposes.
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LET’S Protect Workers Act Labor Enforcement to Securely Protect Workers Act [HB-9137]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To safeguard the rights of workers and protect children by responsibly increasing civil monetary penalties and other means.
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Cyber Ready Workforce Act [S.4813]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to establish a grant program within the Department of Labor to support the creation, implementation, and expansion of registered apprenticeship programs in cybersecurity.
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Workforce Opportunities for Communities in Recovery Act [S.4807]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to address the economic and workforce impacts of substance use disorder.