Labor And Employment
South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Revise certain provisions regarding collective bargaining for teachers. [HB-1121]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
Revise certain provisions regarding collective bargaining for teachers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wayne Steinhauer
Withdrawn At The Request Of The Prime Sponsor H.j. 438 on 02/21/2017
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End Pay Discrimination Through Information Act [S.44]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
End Pay Discrimination Through Information Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit an employer from discriminating against an employee who inquires about, discusses, or discloses the wages of the employee or another employee. This protection does not apply to an employee who has access to wage information as part of the employee's essential job functions, unless the disclosure is in response to a sex discrimination complaint or charge, or in furtherance of a sex discrimination investigation, proceeding, hearing, or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/05/2017
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EMPLEO Act Economic Mobility for Productive Livelihoods and Expanding Opportunity Act of 2017 [S.38]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
EMPLEO Act Economic Mobility for Productive Livelihoods and Expanding Opportunity Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require every employer to pay to each of his or her eligible Puerto Rican employees who in any workweek are engaged in commerce and who receive qualified wage subsidy payments minimum wages of $5.00 an hour, determined without regard to those wage subsidy payments. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat certain employers who make qualified wage subsidy payments to eligible Puerto Rico
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/05/2017
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
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Establish certain provisions regarding joint employer liability protection. [SB-137]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Establish certain provisions regarding joint employer liability protection.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Wiik
Signed By The Governor On March 6, 2017 S.j. 654 on 03/07/2017
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HIRED Act Helping Individuals with Reemployment and Entrepreneurial Development Act [HB-280]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Unemployment ]
HIRED Act Helping Individuals with Reemployment and Entrepreneurial Development Act This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to include assistance to dislocated workers through increased outreach about small business opportunities and consultation about starting a small business among the rapid response activities to assist such workers in obtaining reemployment which a state or a state-designated entity provides in the event of a permanent closure or mass layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise or a natural or other disaster
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elise Stefanik
Introduced In House on 01/04/2017
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Revise certain definitions relating to employment and workers compensation. [HB-1093]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Revise certain definitions relating to employment and workers compensation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Stalzer
Scheduled For Hearing on 02/13/2017
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Require a minimum amount of paid sick leave for employees. [SB-96]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Require a minimum amount of paid sick leave for employees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Karen L. Soli
Scheduled For Hearing on 02/06/2017
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Worksite Reporting Act [HB-155]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Worksite Reporting Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to revise regulations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 by requiring site-controlling employers to keep a site log for all recordable injuries and illnesses occurring among all employees on the particular site, irrespective of whether such employees are employed directly by the site-controlling employer or are employed by contractors or temporary help or employee leasing services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gene Green
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
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Recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect public safety, and expressing support for the designation of April 18, 2017, as National Lineman Appreciation Day. [HR-10]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect public safety, and expressing support for the designation of April 18, 2017, as National Lineman Appreciation Day. Recognizes the efforts of linemen in keeping the electrical power on and protecting public safety. Expresses support for the designation of National Lineman Appreciation Day.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2017 [HB-156]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to address initial contract negotiation. Specifically, the bill requires mediation if an employer and a newly certified union have not reached a collective bargaining agreement within 60 days. Either the employer or the union may request binding arbitration if the parties have not reached an agreement within 30 days of selecting a mediator.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gene Green
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
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Original Living Wage Act of 2017 [HB-122]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Inflation ]
Original Living Wage Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage to the minimum hourly wage sufficient for a person working for 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, to earn an annual income 15% higher than the federal poverty threshold for a four-person household, with two children under age 18, and living in the 48 contiguous states. The Department of Labor (DOL) shall determine the minimum wage rate by June 1, 2017, and review it every four years. DOL may not adjust the minimum wage to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
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Miners Protection Act of 2017 [HB-179]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Mining ]
[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: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 02/10/2017
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Jobs, On-the-Job 'Earn While You Learn' Training, and Apprenticeships for African-American Young Men Act [HB-52]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Jobs, On-the-Job 'Earn While You Learn' Training, and Apprenticeships for African-American Young Men Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to request labor unions, general contractors, and businesses that will rebuild infrastructure, transportation systems, technology and computer networks, and energy distribution systems to actively recruit, hire, and provide on-the-job training to African American men ages 18 to 39 through existing jobs, apprenticeships, and "earn while you learn" programs. Labor must help coordinate such recruitment.
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Minimum wage. [SB-978]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Inflation ]
[Poverty ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Minimum wage. Increases the minimum wage from its current federally mandated level of $7.25 per hour to $10.00 per hour effective July 1, 2017, to $13 per hour effective July 1, 2018, and to $15 per hour effective July 1, 2019, unless a higher minimum wage is required by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The measure also provides that the Virginia minimum wage applies to persons whose employment is covered by the FLSA.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Chapman Petersen
Passed By Indefinitely In Commerce And Labor (11-y 2-n 1-a) on 01/16/2017
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Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act [HB-2428]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/16/2017
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A resolution recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers and designating the week of May 15 through 19, 2017, as "National Senior Corps Week". [SR-164]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
A resolution recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers and designating the week of May 15 through 19, 2017, as "National Senior Corps Week". Designates the week of May 15-May 19, 2017, as National Senior Corps Week. Encourages the people of the United States to recognize the contributions of senior volunteers and join in the celebration of National Senior Corps Week.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 05/16/2017
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Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act [S.1122]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act This bill amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to specify that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) may issue a citation for a violation of workplace safety requirements within the six-month period following an employer satisfying the requirements. Current law includes a limitation period that prevents OSHA from issuing citations six months after the occurrence of a violation. Thus, this bill specifies that the statute of limitations is tolled if there
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/15/2017
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Keep Our Pension Promises Act [HB-2412]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Keep Our Pension Promises Act This bill repeals the elimination of the pension anti-cutback provisions under the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014. The anti-cutback provisions prohibit reductions in pension benefits to participants in multiemployer pension plans. The bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), with respect to partitions of eligible multiemployer plans, to modify the procedures and allow plan sponsors to petition the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) for a partition of additional financially-troubled
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 05/11/2017
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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act [S.1101]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act This bill prohibits employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for job applicants or employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Specifically, the bill declares that it is an unlawful employment practice to: (1) fail to make reasonable accommodations to known limitations of such job applicants or employees, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on an entity's business operation; (2) deny employment opportunities based on the need
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/11/2017
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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act [HB-2417]
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[Human Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act This bill prohibits employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for job applicants or employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Specifically, the bill declares that it is an unlawful employment practice to: (1) fail to make reasonable accommodations to known limitations of such job applicants or employees, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on an entity's business operation; (2) deny employment opportunities based on the need
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/07/2017