Labor And Employment
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Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act [S.1321]
[Retirement ]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act
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Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act [HB-2823]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Investments ]
[Insurance ]
Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to modify requirements related to fiduciaries and the provision of investment advice for pension and retirement plans. (Under current law, a person who provides investment advice has a fiduciary obligation that requires the person to provide advice in the sole interest of plan participants and beneficiaries.) The bill nullifies several regulations that are commonly referred to as "the fiduciary
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Employee Privacy Protection Act [HB-2775]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Employee Privacy Protection Act
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Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act [HB-2776]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act
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Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act [HB-2771]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Tourism ]
Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act
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Raise the Wage Act [HB-15]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Disabilities ]
Raise the Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. The bill sets forth a schedule of annual increases in the federal minimum wage for individuals with disabilities. The Department of Labor shall no longer issue special certificates for the payment of subminimum wages to such individuals after the final wage increase under this bill for such individuals takes effect.
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses". [HJR-103]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses".
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Raise the Wage Act [S.1242]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Disabilities ]
Raise the Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. The bill sets forth a schedule of annual increases in the federal minimum wage for individuals with disabilities. The Department of Labor shall no longer issue special certificates for the payment of subminimum wages to such individuals after the final wage increase under this bill for such individuals takes effect.
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Employee Rights Act [HB-2723]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Employee Rights Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to: (1) make it an unlawful labor practice for a labor organization to interfere (currently, restrain or coerce) with the rights of employees to organize and collectively bargain; (2) require union recertification after a turnover in the workforce exceeding 50% of the bargaining unit; (3) require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to give 14 days advance notice before a hearing investigating an election petition; and (4) require an employer to provide the NLRB with a list
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Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act [S.1251]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants for FY2018, on a competitive basis, to states, local governments, or nonprofit organizations to support broad innovation and experimentation with respect to portable benefits. Portable benefits are work-related benefits that are provided to eligible workers for eligible work in a manner that allows the worker to maintain the benefits upon changing jobs. The grants must be used for: (1) the evaluation, or improvement to the design
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Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act [HB-2685]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Small Business ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Economic Development ]
Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants for FY2018, on a competitive basis, to states, local governments, or nonprofit organizations to support broad innovation and experimentation with respect to portable benefits. Portable benefits are work-related benefits that are provided to eligible workers for eligible work in a manner that allows the worker to maintain the benefits upon changing jobs. The grants must be used for: (1) the evaluation, or improvement to the design
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Miners Pension Protection Act [HB-2713]
[Pensions ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Miners Pension Protection Act This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to transfer certain funds to the 1974 United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pension Plan to provide pension benefits to retired coal miners and their families. The Department of the Treasury must transfer additional funds to the 1974 UMWA Pension Plan to pay pension benefits required under that plan if the amounts available for transfer under SMCRA's $490 million annual limit exceed the amounts required to be transferred for other purposes
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Advancing Career Pathways Innovation Act [S.1245]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
Advancing Career Pathways Innovation Act This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish a career pathways innovation grant program to award competitive three-year grants to eligible agencies (a local educational agency, or consortium thereof, or a school operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education) for the purpose of addressing the specialized skill needs of business and industry by carrying out career pathways programs, featuring school partnerships, that support career pathways at the secondary school level or career
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Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act [HB-2650]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act This bill amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to establish an unlawful employment practice when the complaining party demonstrates that age or participation in investigations, proceedings, or litigation under such Act was a motivating factor for any unlawful employment practice, even though other factors also motivated the practice (thereby allowing what are commonly known as "mixed motive" claims). The bill: (1) permits a complaining party to rely on any type or form of admissible
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Representation Fairness Restoration Act [S.1217]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Representation Fairness Restoration Act
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Representation Fairness Restoration Act [HB-2629]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Representation Fairness Restoration Act
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Intern Protection Act [HB-2538]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Disabilities ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Ethics ]
[Human Services ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Intern Protection Act This bill prohibits certain employers from refusing to employ, discriminating against, or harassing interns because of age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, military status, disability, gender identity, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, or status as a victim of domestic violence. The bill bars employers from compelling a pregnant intern to take a leave of absence, unless the intern is prevented by such pregnancy from performing internship activities in a reasonable manner.
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Travel Agent Retail Fairness Act [HB-2515]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Travel Agent Retail Fairness Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to revise regulations to remove travel agencies from the partial list of establishments having no retail concept. An establishment having no retail concept may not claim the exemption from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Until Labor completes such a revision, a travel agency shall be considered an establishment having a retail concept.
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PROSPERS Act Preserve Rights Of States and Political subdivisions to Encourage Retirement Savings Act [HB-2523]
[Retirement ]
PROSPERS Act Preserve Rights Of States and Political subdivisions to Encourage Retirement Savings Act
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Employee Benefits Protection Act of 2017 [HB-2578]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
Employee Benefits Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require the mandatory summary description of a group health plan to specify: (1) whether the plan permits either the plan sponsor or any participating employer to unilaterally modify or terminate plan benefits affecting employees, retirees, and beneficiaries; and (2) when and to what extent plan benefits are fully vested with respect to these individuals. In law suits involving group health plan benefits, a presumption is established
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