House Bill 2749
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Restoring Justice for Workers Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 15, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2749
Congress
116
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Restoring Justice for Workers Act
This bill prohibits predispute arbitration agreements that require arbitration of an employment dispute.
It allows a postdispute arbitration agreement if the employee enters into it voluntarily without coercion and is informed in writing of rights and protections under such agreement. An employer may not retaliate against an employee for refusing to enter into an agreement for arbitrating an employment dispute.
May 15, 2019
06/26/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
05/15/2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
05/15/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:19:25 PM