Workflex in the 21st Century Act [HB-4219]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Workflex in the 21st Century Act This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to establish a voluntary workflex option under which employers who provide flexible workplace arrangement plans that include a combination of paid leave and flexible work options are exempt from certain state and local laws regarding employee benefits. A flexible workplace arrangement plan must provide all employees with a minimum amount of paid leave per year that ranges from 12-20 days, depending on the size of the employer and the tenure
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HB-4219: Workflex in the 21st Century Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Hearings Held By The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions Prior To Referral. on 07/25/2018
Do No Harm Act [S.2918]
[Human Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disabilities ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Religion ]
[Children and Youth ]
Do No Harm Act This bill makes the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) inapplicable to federal laws (or implementations of laws) that: protect against discrimination or the promotion of equal opportunity, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, Executive Order 11246 (concerning equal employment opportunity), the Violence Against Women Act, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) rules entitled "Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless
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S.2918: Do No Harm Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/22/2018
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act [S.2845]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act This bill requires the Federal Labor Relations Authority to determine whether a state substantially provides public safety officers or employees: the right to form and join a labor organization; recognition by public safety employers of the employoees' labor organization, agreement to bargain with the organization, and reduction of any agreements to writing in a contract or memorandum or understanding; the right to bargain over hours, wages, and terms and conditions of employment; and binding interest
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S.2845: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/15/2018
HR-526: Congratulating the National Federation of Federal Employees on the celebration of its 100th anniversary and recognizing its members' vital contributions to the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 09/14/2017
You have voted HR-526: Congratulating the National Federation of Federal Employees on the celebration of its 100th anniversary and recognizing its members' vital contributions to the United States..
End Employer Collusion Act [HB-5632]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
[Law Enforcement ]
End Employer Collusion Act This bill makes it unlawful for any entity to enter into a restrictive employment agreement, or enforce or threaten to enforce a restrictive employment agreement. A "restrictive employment agreement" is any agreement between two or more employers that prohibits or restricts one employer from soliciting or hiring another employer's employees or former employees. The bill allows aggrieved individuals to bring a civil action for actual and punitive damages, plus attorney's fees, against an entity that enters into, or threatens
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HB-5632: End Employer Collusion Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 05/22/2018
Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2017 [HB-4422]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify provisions, commonly known as the Hobbs Act, that prohibit committing robbery or extortion in a manner which, in any way or degree, obstructs interstate commerce. Specifically, the bill exempts from the prohibition conduct that: (1) is incidental to otherwise peaceful picketing during a labor dispute; (2) consists solely of minor bodily injury, minor property damage, or threats of such minor injury or damage; and (3) is not part of a pattern of violent conduct
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HB-4422: Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 12/13/2017
GROW Act Giving Retirement Options to Workers Act of 2018 [HB-4997]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
GROW Act Giving Retirement Options to Workers Act of 2018 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to authorize a new composite multiemployer pension plan, which combines features of defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans. Under a composite plan, employer contributions are set at a fixed rate. Benefits are based on a formula, are paid to participants in the form of life annuities (except for benefits that may be immediately distributed from certain plans with a low
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HB-4997: GROW Act Giving Retirement Options to Workers Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/05/2018
Current Employee Representation Act [HB-4327]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Current Employee Representation Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to allow an employee or group of employees to petition for a union certification election: (1) if fewer than 50% of the current bargaining unit were unit members in the last certification election, or (2) no certification election was conducted for such unit.
HB-4327: Current Employee Representation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Introduced In House on 11/09/2017
Labor Rights for Development Act of 2018 [S.2307]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
Labor Rights for Development Act of 2018 This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require a developing country, as a condition for eligibility for the Generalized System of Preferences, to establish in its law and practice: freedom of association; recognition of the right to collective bargaining; elimination of all forms of compulsory or forced labor; abolition of, and the prohibition of the worst forms of, child labor; elimination of discrimination in employment and occupation; and acceptable conditions of work regarding minimum wages, hours
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S.2307: Labor Rights for Development Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/16/2018
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act [HB-4846]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act This bill requires the Federal Labor Relations Authority to determine whether a state substantially provides public safety officers or employees: the right to form and join a labor organization; recognition by public safety employers of the employees' labor organization, agreement to bargain with the organization, and reduction of any agreements to writing in a contract or memorandum of understanding; the right to bargain over hours, wages, and terms and conditions of employment; and binding interest
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HB-4846: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/05/2018
Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2018 [HB-4878]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council to: (1) advise the President on matters involving labor-management relations in the executive branch; (2) collect and disseminate information about and provide guidance on partnership efforts in the executive branch, including the results of those efforts; and (3) use the expertise of individuals, both inside and outside the federal government, to foster partnership arrangements in the executive branch. The head of each agency
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HB-4878: Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 01/25/2018
Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2018 [S.2340]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council to: (1) advise the President on matters involving labor-management relations in the executive branch; (2) collect and disseminate information about and provide guidance on partnership efforts in the executive branch, including the results of those efforts; and (3) use the expertise of individuals, both inside and outside the federal government, to foster partnership arrangements in the executive branch. The head of each agency
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S.2340: Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/25/2018
End Employer Collusion Act [S.2480]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
End Employer Collusion Act This bill makes it unlawful for any entity to enter into a restrictive employment agreement, or to enforce or threaten to enforce a restrictive employment agreement. A "restrictive employment agreement" is any agreement between two or more employers that prohibits or restricts one employer from soliciting or hiring another employer's employees or former employees. The bill allows aggrieved individuals to bring a civil action for actual and punitive damages, plus attorney's fees, against an entity that enters into, or threatens
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S.2480: End Employer Collusion Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/01/2018