Wages And Earnings
US Congress 115th Congress
Fairness for Farm Workers Act [S.3131]
[Agriculture ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Fairness for Farm Workers Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with respect to agricultural workers. The bill requires employers, beginning in 2019, to compensate agricultural workers for hours worked in excess of their regular hours (i.e., 55 hours in 2019, 50 hours in 2020, 45 hours in 2021, and 40 hours in 2022) at not less than one and one-half times the employee's regular rate. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, the overtime pay requirements begin in 2022. These overtime pay requirements do not apply, as in current
(continued...)
Spread the world
Gettr US Congress 115th Congress
AG Act Agricultural Guestworker Act [HB-4092]
[Agriculture ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Human Rights ]
AG Act Agricultural Guestworker Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a new H-2C nonimmigrant visa for aliens having a residence in a foreign country which they have no intention of abandoning and who are coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services. An employer seeking to employ aliens as H-2C workers must file a petition with the Department of Homeland Security and provide required information. The maximum period of authorized status for temporary or seasonal H-2C workers is
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2018 [HB-6099]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 [HB-6080]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
✔
America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 [S.3021]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 This bill designates the U.S. courthouse at 300 South Fourth Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the "Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse."
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
EMPOWER Act - Part 2 Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act - Part 2 [S.2988]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
EMPOWER Act - Part 2 Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act - Part 2 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the tax treatment of expenses and payments related to workplace harassment and employment discrimination. The bill prohibits a tax deduction for amounts paid or incurred by the taxpayer: pursuant to any judgment or award in litigation related to workplace harassment, including sexual harassment; for expenses and attorney's fees in connection with the litigation resulting in
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act [HB-6001]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017 [HB-3848]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Ethics ]
We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 [HB-4074]
[Education ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Unemployment ]
[Food ]
Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 This bill establishes and expands various programs related to education, housing, employment, and social welfare. The Department of Education must award grants to states for the development and implementation of prekindergarten programs. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention within the Department of Justice may award grants to assist communities in addressing juvenile delinquency and gang prevention. The bill expands: the Pell Grant program, the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Improper Tax Payments Reduction Act of 2017 [HB-4233]
[Taxes ]
Improper Tax Payments Reduction Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) specify that a taxpayer must claim all allowable deductions when determining net earnings from self-employment, (2) require employers who report wages to include the name and address of each employee and the amount of reportable wages received by each of those employees, and (3) limit earned income to amounts substantiated by the taxpayer on statements furnished or returns filed under third-party information
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act [S.2952]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Ethics ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to revise administrative and judicial dispute resolution procedures for initiating and resolving claims by employees alleging that employing offices have violated their CAA rights and protections, including protections against sexual harassment. The bill revises CAA provisions, including to: eliminate CAA counseling requirements and make mediation an employee's option before filing a claim with the Office of Compliance (OOC) alleging
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
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
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2017 [HB-4198]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Coordinating Assistance for TANF Recipients Act [HB-4167]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
Coordinating Assistance for TANF Recipients Act
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 [HB-5785]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Science ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Small Business ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 This bill addresses a wide variety of domestic policy matters and focuses on economically distressed communities, opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged, and civil rights enforcement. Included in the programs and requirements affected are those concerning: diversity in contracting; infrastructure development; areas of persistent poverty; job training for youth and older Americans; education of girls and minorities in STEM fields; the federal minimum wage; military family benefits; health care coverage and
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2018 [HB-5782]
[Healthcare ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Better Jobs for Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-4380]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
Better Jobs for Veterans Act of 2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act [S.2826]
[Finance ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Manufacturing ]
Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act This bill revises trade, finance, and tax provisions with respect to China. The bill directs the Department of Commerce to prohibit the export of certain U.S. technology and intellectual property to China. The bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to place a shareholder cap on Chinese investments in certain U.S. corporations. Federal agencies are prohibited from using or procuring telecommunications equipment or services from Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, or any other entity reasonably
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Supporting the goal of increasing public school teacher pay and public education funding. [HR-876]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Supporting the goal of increasing public school teacher pay and public education funding. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that compensation of public school teachers should be comparable to other college graduates with years in the workforce where the teachers are employed.
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2017 [HB-4505]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Labor to update the salary threshold applicable to bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees for purposes of determining eligibility for overtime pay. The bill adopts rulemaking promulgated by Labor in 2016 that established the threshold for exempting such employees from overtime requirements at the 40th percentile of earnings for full-time salaried employees in the lowest-wage census region. The bill also requires updates to the threshold amount every
(continued...)