Labor And Employment
US Congress 115th Congress
RAISE Act Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act [S.155]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
RAISE Act Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to allow an employer to pay an employee higher wages, pay, or other compensation than provided for in a collective bargaining agreement.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael B. Enzi
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/17/2017
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Miners Protection Act of 2017 [S.175]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mining ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Retirement ]
Miners Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the 1974 United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pension Plan to provide health and pension benefits to retired coal miners and their families. The bill expands the group whose retiree health benefits are taken into account in determining the amount that the Department of the Treasury must transfer from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and the General Fund of the Treasury
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S343) on 01/17/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
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Occupational safety and health laws; increases maximum amount of civil penalties. [HB-1883]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Occupational health and safety laws; amount of civil penalties. Increases the maximum amount of civil penalties that may be assessed by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry for certain violations of occupational safety and health laws from $7,000 to $12,471 and for willful or repeated violations of such laws from $70,000 to $124,709. The measure also requires the Commissioner annually to increase the maximum civil penalty amounts, starting in 2018, by an amount that reflects the percentage increase, if any, in the consumer price index from the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Terry G. Kilgore
Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 263 (effective 7/1/17) on 03/03/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
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New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Program; reporting by SCHEV on Program. [SB-1100]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Program; reporting. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to include in its annual report on the New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Program information on the wages of students who have completed noncredit workforce training programs, organized by credential name and relevant industry sector and including average wage and other relevant information.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeremy S. McPike
Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 329 (effective 7/1/17) on 03/13/2017
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Impose a statewide property tax for purpose of providing funds to increase certain employee wages employed by community support providers and nursing facilities. [SB-169]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Impose a statewide property tax for purpose of providing funds to increase certain employee wages employed by community support providers and nursing facilities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brock L. Greenfield
Scheduled For Hearing on 02/15/2017
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
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Exempt certain persons working in postsecondary technical institutes from collective bargaining provisions. [HB-1184]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
Exempt certain persons working in postsecondary technical institutes from collective bargaining provisions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Stalzer
Signed By The Governor On March 10, 2017 H.j. 762 on 03/27/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
State employee health insurance plan; coverage for vision therapy. [HB-1872]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
State employee health insurance plan; coverage for vision therapy. Requires the state employee health insurance plan to include coverage for vision therapy, defined in the bill as orthoptic or pleoptic training when medically necessary to diagnose, correct, or manage a vision disorder or dysfunction that results from traumatic brain injury, brain surgery, or stroke.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brenda L. Pogge
Left In Appropriations on 02/08/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Child labor; tobacco farms. [HB-1868]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Health ]
Child labor; tobacco farms. Prohibits any person from employing a child under the age of 18 to work in direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves unless (i) the owner of the farm or other location at which such work is conducted is the child's parent, grandparent, or legal guardian or (ii) the child's parent or legal guardian has consented in writing to such employment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso H. Lopez
Left In Commerce And Labor on 02/08/2017
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Establish certain provisions regarding paid maternity leave. [SB-150]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establish certain provisions regarding paid maternity leave.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jason Frerichs
Scheduled For Hearing on 02/14/2017
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A resolution encouraging the development of best business practices to fully utilize the potential of the United States. [SR-11]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Human Rights ]
A resolution encouraging the development of best business practices to fully utilize the potential of the United States. Encourages each corporate, academic, and social entity: (1) to develop an internal rule modeled after a successful business practice, such as the Rooney Rule (requires every National Football League team with a coach or general manager opening to interview at least one minority candidate) or the RLJ Rule (encourages companies to voluntarily establish a best practices policy to identify minority candidates and vendors by implementing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/10/2017
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Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 [S.63]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to exclude Native American tribes and tribal enterprises and institutions on tribal land from requirements for employers under the NLRA. (Currently under the NLRA, employers may not engage in unfair labor practices and must allow employees to form unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action.)
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Hoeven Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-3. on 02/17/2017
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Establish certain provisions regarding contract carriers of railroad employees. [HB-1140]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Establish certain provisions regarding contract carriers of railroad employees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Bolin
Scheduled For Hearing on 02/09/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Minimum wage. [HB-1771]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Inflation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Minimum wage. Increases the minimum wage from its current federally mandated level of $7.25 per hour to $10.10 per hour effective January 1, 2018, unless a higher minimum wage is required by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Effective January 1, 2020, the minimum wage shall be adjusted biennially to reflect annual increases in the consumer price index over the two most recent calendar years. The measure also provides that the Virginia minimum wage applies to persons whose employment is covered by the FLSA.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve E. Heretick
Left In Commerce And Labor on 02/08/2017
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Provide certain protection to state and local government employees regarding the disclosure of information in good faith. [HB-1134]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Provide certain protection to state and local government employees regarding the disclosure of information in good faith.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Bolin
Scheduled For Hearing on 02/03/2017
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Protecting American Families' Retirement Advice Act [HB-355]
[Finance ]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Protecting American Families' Retirement Advice Act This bill delays for two years the effective date of the Department of Labor rule published on April 8, 2016, relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice. (The rule defines who is a fiduciary with respect to 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
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Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Introduced In House on 01/06/2017
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Overseas Outsourcing Accountability Act [HB-357]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
[Manufacturing ]
Overseas Outsourcing Accountability Act This bill requires the President to develop a comprehensive national strategy to prevent U.S. employers from overseas outsourcing and offshoring practices that impact the U.S. workforce. The strategy shall: delineate quantifiable short-term and long-term goals for preventing such practices; describe specific actions and means to achieve such goals; and identify necessary new authorities or changes in existing authorities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 01/06/2017
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To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce. [HB-338]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce. (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE), in awarding grants, to prioritize education and training for energy and manufacturing jobs, including by encouraging state and local education agencies to equip students for those jobs and strengthening DOE programs and labs carrying out workforce development initiatives. DOE must prioritize educating and training workers from underrepresented groups such as minorities, women, and veterans. DOE may encourage, but not incentivize,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby L. Rush
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 06/13/2017
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To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain eligible survivors, and for other purposes. [HB-323]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Mining ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain eligible survivors, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to preserve specified amendments made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in the event those amendments are repealed. The amendments expanded the application of certain eligibility requirements for black lung benefits to claims that were pending on or after the enactment of PPACA. Those requirements: (1) established a rebuttable presumption for claims filed by a miner who
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Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Introduced In House on 01/05/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Equal pay irrespective of sex. [SB-1080]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Equal pay irrespective of sex. Amends the existing law requiring equal pay for equal work irrespective of sex to (i) prohibit unequal provision of benefits and privileges; (ii) prohibit employers from punishing employees for sharing salary information with their coworkers; and (iii) authorize a court to award reasonable attorney fees and costs to an employee who substantially prevails on the merits in an action for wrongful withholding of wages, benefits, or privileges. The measure also deletes the exemption for employers covered by the federal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mamie E. Locke
Passed By Indefinitely In Commerce And Labor (10-y 5-n) on 02/03/2017
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Create protections and accommodations for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in their places of employment. [HB-1120]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Create protections and accommodations for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in their places of employment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jason Frerichs
Scheduled For Hearing on 02/06/2017