House Bill 6080
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 13, 2018
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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
6080
Congress
115
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.
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Summary
Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NRLA) and related labor laws to extend protections to union workers. Specifically, it:
- revises the definition of "employee" and "supervisor" to prevent employers from removing employees from the protections of the labor laws,
- prohibits employers from interfering with certain rights granted to employees under the NLRA,
- expands unfair labor practices to include prohibitions against replacement of worker who strike or discrimination against them,
- imposes new penalties against employers who violate labor law requirements,
- allows workers to bring civil actions against employers for labor law violations and unfair labor practices,
- requires certain disclosures with respect to worker wages, and
- requires contractors seeking federal contracts over $500,000 to disclose labor law violations when applying for such contracts.
June 13, 2018
10/19/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
10/19/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
06/13/2018
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
06/13/2018
Introduced in House
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