Bill Sponsor
House Bill 8583
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Justice for Dislocated Workers Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Oct 13, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Oct 13, 2020
Latest Action
Oct 14, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
8583
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.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
California
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Justice for Dislocated Workers Act

This bill expands the notification requirement for plant closures and mass layoffs under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to include notices to Members of Congress.

The bill provides that an employer's notice of a plant closing or mass layoff shall not be considered valid unless the employer, prior to serving such notice, covers the cost of an economic impact study to assess the economic impact of such an order. An employer who is not experiencing economic hardship and who orders a plant closing or mass layoff must make payments to the Impacted Workers Fund, created by this bill, to cover the financial losses of states resulting from such an order.

Text (1)
October 13, 2020
Actions (3)
10/14/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
10/13/2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, 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.
10/13/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:32 PM