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GAP Act Gender Advancement in Pay Act [S.2773]
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[Human Rights ]
[Small Business ]
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GAP Act Gender Advancement in Pay Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand exceptions to the prohibition against sex discrimination to include payments pursuant to a differential based on expertise, shift, or a business-related factor other than sex, including but not limited to education, training, or experience. The statute of limitations under the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 for a charge of prohibited sex discrimination, or an action by or on behalf of an employee for such discrimination, shall be tolled until the
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/11/2016
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Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act [S.2707]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Inflation ]
Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act This bill declares that the proposed or the final rule of the Department of Labor entitled "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees" shall cease to have any force or effect. The rule revises the "white collar" exemption of executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees from minimum wage and maximum hour, or overtime, requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA). If the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 05/11/2016
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Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act [S.2697]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require employers engaged in commerce, or in the production of goods for commerce, to make certain disclosures to employees about their employment, including a paystub corresponding to work the employee performed during the applicable pay period, and make final payments to a terminating employee for uncompensated hours the employee has worked. An employer shall compensate an employee at the rate specified in an employment contract or other employment
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/16/2016
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Pay Stub Disclosure Act [S.2630]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Data Privacy ]
Pay Stub Disclosure Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require each employer to provide an initial disclosure to each employee who is not subject to exemption from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements within 15 days after: (1) the employee is hired, or (2) specified information in the initial disclosure changes. The information specified in that initial disclosure shall include: the pay rate and form of compensation; the name of the employer and any other name used by the employer to conduct business; and the physical
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/03/2016
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Working Families Flexibility Act of 2015 [S.233]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2015 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize private employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of 1 1/2 hours per hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required. Authorizes an employer to provide compensatory time only if it is in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of such an agreement, an agreement between the employer and employee. Prohibits an employee from accruing more than 160 hours of compensatory
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/22/2015
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PROMESA Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act [S.2328]
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[Infrastructure ]
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PROMESA Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act This bill addresses Puerto Rico's debt by establishing an oversight board, a process for restructuring debt, and expedited procedures for approving critical infrastructure projects. (Sec. 2) The effective date of this bill is the date of enactment. Title III (Adjustments of Debts) only applies to cases commenced under it on or after the date of enactment. Titles III and VI (Creditor Collective Action) apply to all debts, claims, and liens, regardless of the creation date. (Sec.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Became Public Law No: 114-187. (txt | Pdf) on 06/30/2016
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Driver Fatigue Prevention Act [S.2322]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Driver Fatigue Prevention Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to apply its maximum hours requirements to over-the-road bus drivers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/19/2015
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Supporting Working Moms Act of 2015 [S.2321]
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[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
Supporting Working Moms Act of 2015 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to extend the requirement that certain employers provide reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child to bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity employees or outside salesmen who are exempt from federal labor laws that limit the number of hours in a workweek.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/19/2015
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Ensuring Access to Affordable and Quality Home Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act [S.2221]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
Ensuring Access to Affordable and Quality Home Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with respect to the exemption from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements of domestic service employment to provide companionship services for individuals who because of age or infirmity are unable to care for themselves. Definitions of "companionship services" and "domestic service employment" are detailed. Excluded from companionship services are any relating to the care and protection of the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/29/2015
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Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2015 [S.2208]
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[Human Services ]
[Insurance ]
[Unemployment ]
[Social Security ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2015 This bill amends the Violence Against Women Act to require the National Resource Center on Workplace Response provide information and assistance through domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions and survivor service organizations. These organizations and coalitions shall provide resource materials and assistance to employees, employers, and labor organizations to aid in efforts to develop adequate workplace responses to domestic and sexual violence. In addition, the bill requires employers to provide
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/27/2015
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Workplace Advancement Act [S.2200]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Workplace Advancement Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discharging or retaliating against any employee because such employee has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed comparative compensation information for the purpose of determining whether the employer is compensating an employee in a manner that provides equal pay for equal work. The prohibition does not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the wage information of other employees as a part of the employee's job functions discloses such
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 278. on 10/26/2015
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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2132]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
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[Public Health ]
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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government; the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and several related agencies. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service. Executive
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 251. on 10/06/2015
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An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2130]
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[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Veterans ]
[International ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Military ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
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[Cybersecurity ]
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[Disaster Relief ]
An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Defense, energy and water development, the Department of Homeland Security, military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities, including: Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 249. on 10/06/2015
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GAP Act Gender Advancement in Pay Act [S.2070]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
GAP Act Gender Advancement in Pay Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand exceptions to the prohibition against sex discrimination to include payments pursuant to a differential based on expertise, shift, or a business-related factor other than sex, including but not limited to education, training, or experience. The statute of limitations under the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 for a charge of prohibited sex discrimination, or an action by or on behalf of an employee for such discrimination, shall be tolled until the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/22/2015
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TIME Act Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment Act [S.2001]
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[Disabilities ]
TIME Act Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment Act This bill prohibits the Secretary of Labor, for a three-year period, from issuing any special wage certificate under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to certain entities, allowing them to pay individuals with disabilities subminimum wages, except as a renewal of a special wage certificate previously issued to the entity. Any such special wage certificate issued or renewed shall be void three years after enactment of this Act. Authority for such special wage certificates is repealed
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael F. Bennet
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 08/05/2015
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Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015 [S.1968]
[Human Rights ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Small Business ]
Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) legislation is necessary to provide consumers information on products that are free of child labor, forced labor, slavery, and human trafficking; and (2) businesses and consumers, by means of publicly available disclosures, can avoid inadvertently promoting or sanctioning these crimes through production and purchase of raw materials, goods, and finished products that have been tainted in the supply chains. The bill amends
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 08/05/2015
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Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 [S.1896]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Taxes ]
[Unemployment ]
[Social Security ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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[Grants ]
[Crime ]
Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to require every person (including every employer and enterprise) that employs an employee or non-employee who performs labor or services, including through an entity such as a trust, estate, partnership, association, company, or corporation, to: (1) classify such individuals accurately as employees or non-employees; and (2) notify each new employee and new non-employee of his or her classification as an employee or non-employee, together with information
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/29/2015
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Pay Workers a Living Wage Act [S.1832]
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[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Poverty ]
Pay Workers a Living Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to: (1) $9.00 an hour on January 1, 2016, or, if later, on the first day of the third month after enactment of this Act; (2) $10.50 an hour after one year; (3) $12.00 an hour after two years; (4) $13.50 an hour after three years; (5) $15.00 an hour after four years; and (6) the amount the Secretary of Labor determines (based on increases in the median hourly wage of all employees) after five years, and annually
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/22/2015
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Schedules That Work Act [S.1772]
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[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Schedules That Work Act Grants an employee the right to request that his or her employer change the terms and conditions of employment relating to: the number of hours or times the employee is required to work or be on call; the location; the amount of notification he or she receives of work schedule assignments; and minimizing fluctuations in the number of hours the employee is scheduled to work on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Requires the employer, if the request is made, to engage in a timely, good faith interactive process with the employee
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S6253-6254) on 07/15/2015
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Truck Safety Act [S.1739]
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[Inflation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Truck Safety Act This bill increases from $750,000 to $1.5 million (adjusted annually for inflation) the minimum level of financial responsibility required to satisfy liability covering public liability, property damage, and environmental restoration for the transportation of property by a commercial motor carrier in the United States or to a place outside the United States. The Department of Transportation (DOT) must increase, by regulation, the minimum level of financial responsibility for transporting property or passengers if the current amount
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S5167-5168) on 07/09/2015