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110-hr-7327 110 hr 7327 Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-12-10 2008-12-23 Became Public Law No: 110-458. House Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] NY D R000053 3 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 - Title I: Technical Corrections Related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 - Subtitle A: Technical Corrections Related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 - (Sec. 101) Makes technical corrections to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to conform to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 regarding various specified items, including: (1) the target normal cost of benefits; (2) specified implementation and effective dates for certain requirements; (3) one-participant retirement plans; (4) special age-related rules in accrued benefit requirements for applicable defined benefit plans; (5) inapplicability in certain cases of the limitation on income deductions (for tax purposes) for employer contributions to one or more defined contribution plans; and (6) adjustments to averaging in the determination of the value of the assets of single-employer defined benefit pension plans for minimum funding purposes.(Sec. 110) Makes technical corrections to the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 with respect to railroad retirement payments to persons not entitled to an annuity.Subtitle B: Other Provisions - (Sec. 121) Requires that the value of assets for any ERISA plan under the averaging method be adjusted for expected earnings (in addition to contributions and distributions, as under current law).(Sec. 122) Modifies the interest rate assumption required with respect to certain small employer plans.(Sec. 123) Makes technical corrections to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to require treatment of a rate of return or a method of crediting interest as a market rate of return and a permissible method of crediting interest in special age-related rules for governmental defined benefit plans.(Sec. 124) Prescribes a special rule for exclusion from gross income of certain reimbursements from … 2023-11-13T20:14:11Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/7327
110-hr-7277 110 hr 7277 Temporary IRA Distribution Suspension Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] NJ R F000372 34 Temporary IRA Distribution Suspension Act of 2008 - Suspends for calendar 2008 and 2009 the beginning date for required distributions from certain individual retirement (IRA) plans. 2018-11-08T23:37:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/7277
110-hr-7278 110 hr 7278 Retirement Fairness and Emergency Relief Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] MD D R000576 0 Retirement Fairness and Emergency Relief Act of 2008 - Suspends for calendar 2008 and 2009 the beginning date for required distributions from certain individual retirement (IRA) plans. Waives the 10% additional tax (penalty) under the Internal Revenue Code for early distributions from qualified retirement plans in the case of a qualified financial hardship distribution to an individual during calendar 2008-2009 of up to $15,000 per taxable year, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury (including a qualified foreclosure distribution). 2018-11-08T23:37:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/7278
110-hr-7279 110 hr 7279 Seniors' Investment Security Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] IL R B001232 1 Seniors' Investment Security Act of 2008 - Suspends for calendar 2008-2010 the minimum required distributions from certain individual retirement (IRA) plans. 2018-11-08T23:37:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/7279
110-hr-7233 110 hr 7233 Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-09-29 2008-09-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2164) House Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] NY D M000087 5 Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to cover employees at worksites that employ fewer than 50 employees, but not fewer than 25 employees. Continues to exempt from FMLA coverage employees at worksites that employ fewer than 25 employees (currently 50), if the total number of employees employed by that employer within 75 miles of that worksite is fewer than 25 (currently 50).Allows an employee covered by FMLA to take up to 4 hours during any 30-day period, and up to 24 hours during any 12-month period, of parental involvement leave to participate in or attend activities that: (1) are sponsored by a school or community organization; and (2) relate to a program of the school or organization that is attended by the employee's child or grandchild.Allows the aggregate amount of parental involvement leave for a husband and wife employed by the same employer to be limited to the amount allowed for one employee.Applies the parental involvement leave allowance to federal employees.Includes under FMLA entitlement leave to meet routine family medical care needs, including: (1) transportation of a child or grandchild for medical and dental appointments for annual checkups and vaccinations; and (2) care of an elderly individual related to the employee, including visits to nursing homes and group homes. Allows the aggregate amount of such leave for a husband and wife employed by the same employer to be limited to the amount allowed for one employee.Allows an employee to elect, or an employer to require, substitution of any of the paid or family leave of the employee for any leave provided under this Act.Imposes requirements of notification by the employee of leave requests. Allows an employer to require certification supporting such requests. 2021-06-07T20:07:17Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/7233
110-hr-7195 110 hr 7195 To entitle affected participants under a pension plan referred to in the USEC Privatization Act to payment for benefit increases not received. Labor and Employment 2008-09-27 2008-09-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] KY R W000413 0 Entitles to a one-time lump sum payment any persons (affected participants) who: (1) retired from active employment at one of the gaseous diffusion plants of the U.S. Enrichment Corporation (USEC) on or before USEC's privatization date as vested participants in a pension plan maintained either by USEC's operating contractor or by a contractor employed before July 1, 1993, by the Department of Energy to operate a gaseous diffusion plant; or (2) are employed by USEC's operating contractor on or before the privatization date, and are vested participants in such a pension plan. Prescribes a formula for determination of the payment. Allows any affected participant to treat such payment as a rollover contribution to a regular individual retirement account (IRA) or a Roth IRA. Prescribes hearing and judicial review rights for any affected participant who may have been prejudiced by any decision with regard to such a payment. 2021-06-07T20:07:10Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/7195
110-hr-6861 110 hr 6861 Child Labor Safety Act Labor and Employment 2008-09-10 2008-09-10 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] IA D B001259 0 Child Labor Safety Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1998 to subject, upon conviction, an employer who willfully violates child labor requirements and prohibitions to a fine of up to $50,000, or imprisonment for up to six months, for each employee who was the subject of such violation, or both. Increases the maximum employer civil penalty: (1) from $11,000 to $50,000 for each employee who was the subject of a child labor violation; and (2) from $50,000 to $100,000 for each such violation that causes the death or serious injury of any employee under age 18. 2020-02-10T16:53:26Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6861
110-hr-6867 110 hr 6867 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-09-10 2008-11-21 Became Public Law No: 110-449. House Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] WA D M000404 21 (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 3, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to revise the formula for Tier-1 amounts a state credits to an applicant's emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA) for a benefit year. Increases the figures in the formula (the lesser of which shall be the amount credited): (1) from 50% to 80% of the total amount of regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable to the individual during the benefit year; and (2) from 13 to 20 times the individual's average weekly benefit amount for the benefit year. Provides an additional Tier-2 period for deposits to an individual's EUCA, using the current formula, if, at the time that the amount established under this Act is exhausted, or at any time thereafter, the individual's state is in an extended benefit period. Prescribes a formula for determining if a state is in an extended benefit period. Allows the Tier-2 period augmentation to be applied to the individual's EUCA only once. Prohibits a Tier-2 augmentation to an individual's EUCA under this Act after March 31, 2009, if the EUCA is exhausted after such date. Extends the period of emergency unemployment compensation through August 27, 2009. Exempts weeks of unemployment between enactment of this Act and December 8, 2009, from the prohibition in the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 against federal matching payments to a state for the first week in an individual's eligibility period for which extended compensation or sharable regular compensation is paid if the state law of such state provides for payment (at any time or under any circumstances) of regular compensation to an individual for his first week of otherwise compensable unemployment. (Thus allows temporary federal matching for the first week of extended benefits for states with no waiting period.) 2023-11-13T20:14:02Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6867
110-hr-6833 110 hr 6833 To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide church pension plans the opportunity to offer automatic enrollment into the plans, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 2008-09-08 2008-09-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] IL R B001232 0 Amends title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to allow for automatic enrollment into church pension plans. 2020-02-10T16:53:26Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6833
110-hr-6797 110 hr 6797 Incumbent Worker Development Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-08-01 2008-08-01 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] WI D K000365 3 Incumbent Worker Development Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Labor to establish a program of grants to states to assist employers to provide incumbent worker training to enhance the knowledge and skills of an employee in order to improve his or her job performance. 2020-02-10T16:53:29Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6797
110-hr-6714 110 hr 6714 National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-07-31 2008-07-31 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] CA D B001234 0 National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act of 2008 - Establishes the National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws. Requires the Commission to: (1) review the findings and recommendations of the previous National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws; and (2) study and evaluate state workers' compensation laws to determine their adequacy and whether additional remedies should be available to ensure the payment of benefits and medical care. 2020-02-10T16:53:29Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6714
110-hr-6766 110 hr 6766 CARE Act Labor and Employment 2008-07-31 2008-08-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1657-1658) House Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] CO D U000038 1 Compensation and Respect for Energy Workers Act of 2008 or the CARE Act - Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to expand the diseases for which individuals who were exposed to radiation from nuclear testing may claim compensation to include chronic lymphocytic leukemia, posterior subcapsular cataracts, nonmalignant thyroid nodular disease, parathyroid adenoma, malignant tumors of the brain and central nervous system, and brochio-alveolar carcinoma, and benign neoplasms of the brain and central nervous system. Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to: (1) provide to potential claimants of compensation a list of physicians qualified to perform medical and impairment screenings and a written notice of benefits for which they may be eligible under such Act; (2) require exposure assessments of contaminated sites to identify by trade name (if any) any chemical commonly used in such sites; (3) require the Secretary of Labor to provide the public with site profiles and other information used to evaluate claims for compensation; (4) require payment of compensation to a claimant's estate if such claimant dies after filing a claim but before any compensation is paid and leaves no survivors; (5) expand the duties of the Office of the Ombudsman in the Department of Labor to include providing benefit information to claimants and contracting for expert services; (6) extend to one year the limitation period for filing a petition for review in federal district court of any denial of a compensation claim; and (7) include within the definition of "member of the Special Exposure Cohort" certain Department of Energy (DOE) employees or contractors at the Rocky Flats site in Colorado. Allows claimants under the Act 120 days to respond to a request for information from the Secretary.Requires the promulgation of regulations for: (1) the direct payment to providers of personal care services and transportation expenses for claimants who receive medical benefits under the Act; … 2023-01-11T13:15:49Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6766
110-hr-6660 110 hr 6660 Prohibiting the Department of Labor's Secret Rule Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-07-30 2008-07-31 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1632) House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 12 Prohibiting the Department of Labor's Secret Rule Act of 2008 - Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from issuing, administering, or enforcing any rule, regulation, or requirement derived from the proposal submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) entitled Requirements for DOL Agencies' Assessment of Occupational Health Risks. 2021-09-29T17:22:17Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6660
110-hr-6650 110 hr 6650 To authorize appropriations for certain provisions of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Labor and Employment 2008-07-29 2008-07-29 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] NY D W000792 0 Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations for FY2010-FY2017 for activities under the youth employment, adult employment and training, and dislocated worker employment and training programs. 2020-02-10T16:53:26Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6650
110-hr-6623 110 hr 6623 To waive sovereign immunity and extend the otherwise applicable statute of limitations for certain actions under the USEC Privatization Act. Labor and Employment 2008-07-24 2008-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. House Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] KY R W000413 0 Amends the USEC Privatization Act with respect to certain actions in U.S. district court related to accrued, vested pension benefits of employees of an operating contractor of the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) at one or both of the two USEC gaseous diffusion plants following: (1) termination of or a change in contractor; and (2) consequent transfer of pension plan assets and liabilities. Authorizes specified active or retired participants (or beneficiaries) under the contractor's pension plan to bring an action against the Department of Energy in U.S. district court for relief, in the form of a one-time lump sum payment, in connection with such a transfer of plan assets and liabilities. Authorizes commencement of such an action on or before June 30, 2011. Waives U.S. sovereign immunity to any such an action. 2021-06-07T20:05:38Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6623
110-hr-6501 110 hr 6501 Investing in our Human Resources Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-07-15 2008-07-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. House Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] WA D M000404 2 Investing in our Human Resources Act of 2008 - Amends the Social Security Act to create a new title XXII: Block Grants to States for Transitional Assistance. Creates the Transitional Assistance Trust Fund, consisting of amounts equivalent to taxes attributable to Internet gambling. Entitles each state to a grant each fiscal year for a transitional assistance program which provides for: (1) expanded education and job training opportunities for individuals who are, or were formerly, in foster care; (2) expanded post-secondary education and job training opportunities for individuals who are working in, or had worked in, declining sectors of the economy; and (3) a subsidy for public transportation for unemployed individuals. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Safe Internet Gambling Practices Program to promote responsible Internet gambling behavior and awareness of unsafe Internet gambling practices. 2021-06-07T20:05:13Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6501
110-hr-6477 110 hr 6477 To repeal a limitation in the Labor-Management Relations Act regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment. Labor and Employment 2008-07-10 2008-07-10 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] CA D S000344 8 Amends the Labor-Management Relations Act to repeal the disclaimer that nothing in the law shall be construed as authorizing the execution or application of agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment in any state or territory in which such execution or application is prohibited by state or territorial law. (Thus preempts contrary state or territorial law to allow the execution or application of agreements requiring union membership.) 2021-09-29T17:20:03Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6477
110-hr-6382 110 hr 6382 Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-06-26 2008-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] NY D R000053 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008 - Title I: Technical Corrections Related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 - (Sec. 101) Makes technical corrections to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to conform to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 regarding various specified items, including: (1) the target normal cost of benefits; (2) specified implementation and effective dates for certain requirements; (3) one-participant retirement plans; (4) special age-related rules in accrued benefit requirements for applicable defined benefit plans; (5) inapplicability in certain cases of the limitation on income deductions (for tax purposes) for employer contributions to one or more defined contribution plans; and (6) adjustments to averaging in the determination of the value of the assets of single-employer defined benefit pension plans for minimum funding purposes. (Sec. 110) Makes technical corrections to the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 with respect to railroad retirement payments to persons not entitled to an annuity. Title II: Other Provisions - (Sec. 201) Requires that the value of assets for any ERISA plan under the averaging method be adjusted for expected earnings (in addition to contributions and distributions, as under current law). (Sec. 202) Modifies the interest rate assumption required with respect to certain small employer plans. (Sec. 203) Makes technical corrections to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 with respect to special age-related rules for determination of the market rate of return in the calculation of interest credits in governmental defined benefit plans. (Sec. 204) Prescribes a special rule for exclusion from gross income of certain reimbursements from governmental plans for health care expenses of a deceased plan participant's beneficiary. (Sec. 205) Requires treatment as a qu… 2022-02-03T05:18:48Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6382
110-hr-6403 110 hr 6403 Naturalized Citizens Assistance Act Labor and Employment 2008-06-26 2008-06-26 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] TX D J000126 3 Naturalized Citizens Assistance Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to add to the list of adult education and literacy programs for which certain grants must be used programs of financial literacy education for newly naturalized citizens to help them achieve financial literacy through instruction on such matters as banking, retirement savings, managing credit, as well as predatory lending, identity theft, and other financial abuse schemes. 2021-09-29T17:19:21Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6403
110-hr-6360 110 hr 6360 Disabled Public Safety Officers Fairness Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-06-24 2008-06-24 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] NY R K000364 0 Disabled Public Safety Officers Fairness Act of 2008 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for payment of disability benefits to public safety officers who became permanently and totally disabled prior to the enactment of such Act. 2019-11-15T21:37:53Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6360
110-hr-6332 110 hr 6332 To authorize additional appropriations for summer youth employment activities under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Labor and Employment 2008-06-20 2008-06-20 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] SC D C000537 68 Authorizes additional appropriations for FY2008-FY2009 to the Secretary of Labor for summer youth employment activities under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. 2021-09-29T17:18:39Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6332
110-hr-6262 110 hr 6262 Online Job Training Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-06-12 2008-06-12 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] NJ D H001032 0 Online Job Training Act of 2008 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to make: (1) grants to states to assist them in implementing workforce investment programs that enable individuals to take courses on the Internet to enhance employment opportunities within the state workforce investment system; and (2) a grant to an eligible postsecondary educational institution to provide technical assistance to such states in implementing such programs. 2020-02-10T16:53:29Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6262
110-hr-6220 110 hr 6220 Green Jobs Improvement Act Labor and Employment 2008-06-10 2008-06-10 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] MN R K000363 47 Green Jobs Improvement Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to make nonunion training programs eligible for federal funding under the energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program (Green Jobs program). Applies certain worker protections and nondiscrimination requirements to such programs. 2021-04-20T15:19:32Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6220
110-hr-6142 110 hr 6142 To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide, in the case of an employee welfare benefit plan providing benefits in the event of disability, an exemption from preemption under such title for State tort actions to recover damages arising from the failure of the plan to timely provide such benefits. Labor and Employment 2008-05-22 2008-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 1 Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to exempt from ERISA preemption state tort actions to recover damages arising from an employee welfare benefit plan's failure to provide plan disability benefits in a timely manner. 2020-02-10T16:53:29Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6142
110-hr-6143 110 hr 6143 Pension Protection Act ERISA Amendments of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-05-22 2008-05-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1097-1098) House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 7 Pension Protection Act ERISA Amendments of 2008 - Makes technical corrections to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974. Repeals certain requirements governing the termination date of a defined benefit pension plan of an employee in cases of an employer filing for bankruptcy. Requires the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), with regard to single-employer plan guaranteed benefits in the case of commercial airline pilots required by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulation to retire before age 65, to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity commencing at the required retirement age. Revises requirements to: (1) limit the amount a fiduciary may recover in actions against third parties (Pro-Rata Recovery) to enforce the terms of defined benefit plans on behalf of plan participants or beneficiaries; (2) prohibit the post-retirement reduction of retiree health benefits by group health plans; and (3) establish the Emergency Retiree Health Loan Guarantee Program. Modifies requirements with respect to: (1) crediting and termination of surcharges in connection with multiemployer pension plans in critical status upon adoption of rehabilitation plan; and (2) funding rules for multiemployer pension plans. Requires certain adjustments to determinations of the value of single-employer pension plan assets that are based on the averaging of fair market values (asset smoothing). Prohibits certain payments of benefits from single-employer pension plans that have an adjusted funding target attainment percentage of less than 80% for the year. Applies certain age discrimination safe harbor rules under ERISA and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to civil actions brought on or after April 25, 2007, alleging any age discrimination violation occurring before June 29, 2005, with respect to any benefit provided under the Young Women's Christian Association Pension Plan. Exempts transactions involving the sale of… 2021-06-07T20:03:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6143
110-hr-6111 110 hr 6111 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act Labor and Employment 2008-05-21 2008-06-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 23 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require every employer to: (1) keep records of non-employees (contractors) who perform labor or services (except substitute work) for remuneration; and (2) provide certain notice to each employee and non-employee, including their classification as an employee or non-employee and information concerning their rights under the law. Makes it unlawful for any person to fail to accurately classify an employee or non-employee. Doubles the amount of liquidated damages for maximum hours, minimum wage, and notice of classification violations by an employer. Subjects a person who repeatedly or willfully violates such notice requirements to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each violation. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a web page on the Department of Labor website that summarizes the rights of employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act and other federal laws. Requires, as a condition for a federal grant for the administration of state unemployment compensation, for the state's unemployment compensation law to include a provision for: (1) auditing programs that identify employers that have not registered under the state law or that are paying unreported compensation where the effect is to exclude employees from unemployment compensation coverage; and (2) establishing administrative penalties for misclassifying employees or paying unreported unemployment compensation to employees. Requires any office, administration, or division of the Department of Labor to report any misclassification of an employee by an employer that it discovers to the Department's Employment Standards Administration (ESA). Authorizes the ESA to report such information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). 2022-02-03T05:22:55Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6111
110-hr-6112 110 hr 6112 To provide for the monitoring of the long-term medical health of firefighters who responded to emergencies in certain disaster areas and for the treatment of such firefighters. Labor and Employment 2008-05-21 2008-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. House Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] CA D B001234 1 Healthy Firefighters Act - Directs the United States Fire Administration to: (1) contract with a locally based medical research university to conduct long-term medical health monitoring of firefighters who responded to emergencies in a federally declared disaster area; and (2) provide for the treatment of such firefighters who suffer health-related conditions as a result of responding to such emergencies. Requires such monitoring to include: (1) monitoring of pulmonary illness, neurological damage, and cardiovascular damage; and (2) exposure documentation. 2022-02-03T05:17:41Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6112
110-hr-6025 110 hr 6025 Family-Friendly Workplace Act Labor and Employment 2008-05-13 2008-05-13 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] WA R M001159 20 Family-Friendly Workplace Act - 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 time. Requires an employee's employer to provide monetary compensation, after the end of a calendar year, for any unused compensatory time off accrued during the preceding year. Requires an employer to give employees 30-day notice before discontinuing compensatory time off. Prohibits an employer from intimidating, threatening, or coercing an employee in order to: (1) interfere with the employee's right to request or not to request compensatory time off in lieu of payment of monetary overtime compensation; or (2) require an employee to use such compensatory time. Makes an employer who violates such requirements liable to the affected employee in the amount of the compensation rate for each hour of compensatory time accrued, plus an additional equal amount as liquidated damages, reduced for each hour of compensatory time used. 2022-02-03T05:19:41Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6025
110-hr-6029 110 hr 6029 Family Fairness Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-05-13 2008-06-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. House Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] WI D B001230 30 Family Fairness Act of 2008 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to make an employee eligible for coverage under such Act if that employee has been employed for at least 12 months by a covered employer with respect to whom such leave is requested. (Eliminates the requirement, under current law, that the employee have served at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period before the leave request.) 2022-02-03T05:22:22Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6029
110-hr-5873 110 hr 5873 Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-04-22 2008-05-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. House Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] CA D S000810 24 Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Family and Medical Insurance Program, mandatory for certain covered employers. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) contract for a state to provide specified leave benefits in that state through the Program, including expansion of a pre-existing state program; or (2) at a governor's request enter an interagency agreement with the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to establish and provide Program benefits directly through a state Family and Medical Insurance Program. Entitles eligible employees to Program benefits that include specified percentages of their daily earnings for 12 workweeks of leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 during any 12-month period. Authorizes any employer, with the Secretary's approval, to establish a voluntary plan meeting specified criteria. Specifies prohibited acts by an employer, and penalties for violations. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a Civil Service Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program with the same Program benefits for certain federal agency employees. Establishes the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund in the Treasury. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a family and medical leave premium on every individual and every employer to finance a Family and Medical Leave Trust Fund in the Treasury for Program benefits. Exempts from such premium: (1) employers or self-employers with voluntary plans approved by the Secretary as equivalent or better than the Program; and (2) small employers who have elected not to participate in it. 2021-09-29T17:11:33Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5873
110-hr-5838 110 hr 5838 Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act Labor and Employment 2008-04-17 2008-04-17 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 17 Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide collective bargaining rights for students enrolled at a private institution of higher education who perform work for remuneration at the institution's direction, regardless of whether the work relates to their courses of study (teaching and research assistants). 2021-09-29T17:10:41Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5838
110-hr-5845 110 hr 5845 Crime Victims Employment Leave Act Labor and Employment 2008-04-17 2008-04-17 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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. House Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5] IL D E000287 13 Crime Victims Employment Leave Act- Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period to attend court proceedings relating to the prosecution of a person for a violent crime (including domestic violence) committed against the employee or his or her spouse, parent, son, daughter, or other next of kin. 2021-09-29T17:10:48Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5845
110-hr-5774 110 hr 5774 Pathways Advancing Career Training Act Labor and Employment 2008-04-10 2008-04-10 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] CA D S001156 45 Pathways Advancing Career Training Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make formula matching grants to states with approved plans for programs that provide preparatory and supportive services, information on career and technical education, training, pre-apprenticeship assistance, and related services, including tuition assistance, to: (1) single parents and displaced homemakers; and (2) individuals pursuing nontraditional training and employment in fields where individuals from one gender compose less than 25% of workers. Requires the Secretary, through the award of competitive grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with an independent institution of higher education, public or private nonprofit organization, or state agency, to conduct at least one multi-site evaluation of such programs. Requires eligible state agencies to administer such programs, make competitive subgrants to eligible entities, and identify certain core indicators of performance. 2021-09-29T17:09:11Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5774
110-hr-5775 110 hr 5775 Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Enforcement Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-04-10 2008-04-10 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] TX R S000250 25 Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Enforcement Act of 2008 - Amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (Landrum-Griffin Act) to make a labor organization liable to any of its members for a civil money penalty of up to $250 for each day that it fails to provide such member information regarding the organization's constitution, bylaws, organization report, and annual financial report, including any books, records, and accounts necessary to verify such reports. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to bring an action in U.S. district court for injunctive relief and enforcement of administrative penalties against any person who has violated or is about to violate any reporting requirements of such Act, including those applying to a labor organization which has or assumes trusteeship over any subordinate labor organization. Requires a district court, upon a complaint by the Secretary that demonstrates failure to file timely and complete reports, to enjoin continued violation of the related reporting requirements. Authorizes the Secretary, upon finding a violation of specified reporting and disclosure requirements, to impose an administrative money penalty of up to $250 a day, or $10,000 in aggregate, adjusted for inflation, against the person, labor organization, or employer responsible for such violation. 2020-02-10T16:53:24Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5775
110-hr-5749 110 hr 5749 Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-04-09 2008-06-13 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 780 under authority of the order of the Senate of 06/12/2008. House Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] WA D M000404 36 Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes a state to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Labor under which the state agency will make emergency unemployment compensation payments to individuals who: (1) have exhausted all rights to regular compensation under state or federal law with respect to a benefit year ending on or after May 1, 2007; (2) have no rights to regular compensation or extended compensation with respect to a week under such law or any other state or federal unemployment compensation law; and (3) are not receiving compensation for such week under the unemployment compensation law of Canada. Authorizes a state's governor in an extended benefit period, if state law permits, to provide for the payment of emergency unemployment compensation before extended compensation to individuals who otherwise meet the requirements of this Act. Requires a state to require, as a condition of eligibility for such emergency unemployment compensation, that aliens who receive it be legally authorized to work in the United States. (Sec. 3) Requires such agreements to require states to establish an emergency unemployment compensation account for an applicant's benefit year. Prescribes a formula for crediting amounts to such accounts. Makes a special rule to augment the compensation amount if such an account is exhausted while the state is in an extended benefit period. Revises the definition of "extended benefit period" to include states with a total unemployment rate (TUR) of at least 6.0% and states with an insured unemployment rate (IUR) of at least 4.0% (regardless of certain other ordinary requirements). (Sec. 4) Requires federal payments to states that have entered into such agreements to cover 100% of emergency unemployment compensation payments. Prohibits such payments from being made to any state if it is entitled to reimbursement in respect of such compensation under any federal law other than this Act or federal law relating to unemployment compensation… 2022-02-03T05:38:21Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5749
110-hr-5754 110 hr 5754 Employees' Pension Security Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-04-09 2008-04-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. House Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] IN D V000108 0 Employees’ Pension Security Act of 2008 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require assets of single-employer pension plans to be held in trust by joint boards of trustees. Requires plan sponsors and administrators to provide all material investment information in an accurate form to participants and beneficiaries. Authorizes the Secretary to assess civil penalties for violations of certain information requirements. Sets forth additional requirements for plan termination, to prevent abuse of the bankruptcy and termination process, including requirements relating to: (1) distress termination; (2) bankruptcy court decrees, and the right to intervene to challenge them; (3) consideration of alternatives by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and the plan sponsor; (4) PBGC efforts at consulting on alternatives with plan participants and their union representatives; and (5) notice of the right to challenge determinations relating to plan termination. Amends federal bankruptcy law to include, in a priority order for recovery of expenses and claims, allowed unsecured claims for benefit liabilities to participants and beneficiaries under a single-employer plan in connection with the plan termination, in excess of the benefits payable to them by the PBGC in connection with such termination. 2021-06-07T20:02:23Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5754
110-hr-5688 110 hr 5688 TARGET Act Labor and Employment 2008-04-03 2008-04-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. House Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] IL R W000273 1 Targeted Assistance to Restore Growth in Employment Throughout 2008 Act, or the TARGET Act - Provides for federal-state agreements under which a state will make targeted extended unemployment compensation payments, for any week of unemployment beginning in the individual's eligibility period, to individuals who: (1) have exhausted all rights to regular compensation under such state law; (2) have no rights to compensation (including both regular and extended compensation) with respect to a week under such law or any other state or federal unemployment compensation law (and are not paid or entitled to be paid such additional compensation); and (3) are not receiving compensation for such week under the unemployment compensation law of Canada. Declares that such period of eligibility shall consist of any week which begins between April 1, 2008, and March 31, 2009. Denies eligibility to an individual unless his or her benefit year ends on or after July 1, 2007. Specifies criteria for Tier-1, Tier-2, and Tier-3 periods of increasing unemployment in a state for purposes of calculating payments under this Act. Prescribes formulas for crediting amounts to recipient accounts for each period. Requires federal payments to states in the amount of specified percentages of the targeted extended unemployment compensation payments a state has paid to individuals. Sets such percentages with respect to a week at: (1) 50% for a Tier-1 period; (2) 75% for a Tier-2 period; and (3) 100% for a Tier-3 period. Provides for handling of fraud and overpayments of such compensation. 2019-11-15T21:42:37Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5688
110-hr-5543 110 hr 5543 Women's Retirement Security Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-03-06 2008-03-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. House Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] ME D A000357 6 Women's Retirement Security Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require certain small employers who do not provide retirement plans for their employees to allow eligible employees to participate in a payroll deposit individual retirement account arrangement (automatic IRA); (2) expand eligibility for the tax credit for retirement savings contributions (saver's credit) and make such credit refundable; (3) allow certain part-time employees to participate in qualified cash or deferred arrangements; (4) allow the transfer of up to $500 of unused health plan benefits to qualified retirement plans; (5) treat wage replacement income (e.g., disability pay or unemployment compensation) as earned income for purposes of IRA contribution limits; (6) allow a limited tax exclusion for certain lifetime annuity payments and for qualified retirement planning services; (7) allow certain small employers a tax credit for contributions to employee pension plans; and (8) allow self-employed individuals to deduct pension plan contributions from their self-employment income.Sets forth special rules for: (1) preservation of retirement plan assets distributed under a qualified domestic relations order; (2) eligibility of surviving and divorced spouses for benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act; and (3) military retired pay subject to court orders in domestic relations proceedings. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to make grants to qualified low-income taxpayer clinics to provide retirement savings counseling to low-income taxpayers.Requires the Commissioner of Social Security to prepare a financial reference handbook and a retirement readiness checklist for distribution to social security recipients.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction for long-term care insurance premiums; (2) allow a phased-in tax credit ($1,000 in 2008, increasing by $500 each year to $3,000 in 2012) for family caregivers of spouses and dependents who have long-term care needs; (3) apply certain consumer protecti… 2021-06-07T20:01:32Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5543
110-hr-5522 110 hr 5522 Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-03-04 2008-05-01 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 32 Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary of Labor, within 90 days, to promulgate an interim final standard regulating combustible dusts, which shall apply to manufacturing, processing, blending, conveying, repackaging, and handling of combustible particulate solids and their dusts (including organic dusts, plastics, sulfur, wood, rubber, furniture, textiles, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, fibers, dyes, coal, metals, and fossil fuels), but shall not apply to processes already covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) standard on grain facilities.Requires such standard to provide requirements for: (1) a hazard assessment to identify, evaluate, and control combustible dust hazards; (2) a written program that includes provisions for hazardous dust inspection, testing, hot work, ignition control, and housekeeping, including the frequency and methods used to minimize accumulations of combustible dust on ledges, floors, equipment, and other exposed surfaces; (3) engineering (which requirements shall be effective six months after the date on which the interim standard is issued), administrative controls and operating procedures, such as means to control fugitive dust emissions and ignition sources, the safe use and maintenance of dust producing and dust collection systems and filters, minimizing horizontal surfaces where dust can accumulate, and sealing of areas inaccessible to housekeeping; (4) housekeeping to prevent accumulation of combustible dust in places of employment in depths that can present explosion, deflagration, or other fire hazards, including safe methods of dust removal; (5) employee participation in hazard assessment, development of and compliance with the written program, and other elements of hazard management; and (6) providing safety and health information and annual training to employees, including housekeeping procedures, hot work procedures, preventive maintenance procedures, common ignition sources, an… 2022-02-03T05:38:22Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5522
110-hr-5444 110 hr 5444 Job Investment and Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-02-14 2008-02-14 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. House Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] SC D C000537 68 Job Investment and Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2008 to the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor for summer youth employment activities. 2023-01-11T13:15:45Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5444
110-hr-5228 110 hr 5228 Employee Changing Room Privacy Act Labor and Employment 2008-02-06 2008-03-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 1 Employee Changing Room Privacy Act - Prohibits employers from engaging in video or audio monitoring of employees in restroom facilities, dressing rooms, or other areas in which it is reasonable to expect employees to change clothing. Prohibits employers from using monitoring results for any purpose and requires employers to immediately destroy any violating recording. Prohibits retaliation. Allows video monitoring or audio monitoring by a law enforcement agency as part of a criminal investigation and with a warrant. Provides for enforcement by the Secretary of Labor. Allows private suits by aggrieved employees. Asserts that this Act does not alter state law or collective bargaining agreements except where inconsistent with this Act. 2023-01-11T13:15:08Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5228
110-hr-5154 110 hr 5154 To condition further increases in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on a determination by the Secretary of Labor that such increases will not have an adverse impact on the economies of American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Labor and Employment 2008-01-29 2008-03-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] AS D F000010 0 Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 to condition further increases in the federal minimum wage applicable to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa on a determination by the Secretary of Labor that such increases will not have an adverse impact on any further increases on living standards and rates of employment in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa. Requires the Secretary to make the determinations each year 60 days before the scheduled increase in such minimum wage and to publish it in the Federal Register. Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress biennially (currently, within eight months after the enactment of such Act) on the impact of: (1) such minimum wage increases; and (2) any further increases on living standards and rates of employment in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa. 2023-01-11T13:15:16Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5154
110-hr-5111 110 hr 5111 Maximizing the Use of Federal Funds for Job Training Act Labor and Employment 2008-01-23 2008-01-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. House Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] MI R H000676 0 Maximizing the Use of Federal Funds for Job Training Act - Authorizes states with unemployment rates that equal or exceed 125% of the national unemployment rate to consolidate or transfer, without limitation, any funds made available to them under specified job training programs. 2023-01-11T13:15:18Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5111
110-hr-5090 110 hr 5090 To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit a family member of a wounded veteran to take leave under such Act after a lesser period of service with an employer. Labor and Employment 2008-01-22 2008-02-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] GA D B001252 0 Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 with respect to hours-of-service requirements a spouse, parent, son, or daughter of a covered servicemember must meet to qualify for leave under such Act. Entitles such individual to take such leave in order to care for the covered servicemember if he or she has been employed for at least 625 hours of service with an employer. Defines "covered servicemember" as a member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or a Reserve, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in medical hold or medical holdover status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness. 2023-01-11T13:15:18Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/5090
110-hr-4934 110 hr 4934 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2008-01-15 2008-01-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. House Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] WA D M000404 50 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008 - Provides for federal-state agreements during a period of rising unemployment under which a state will pay emergency unemployment compensation to individuals who: (1) have exhausted all rights to regular compensation under state or federal law for a benefit year (excluding any benefit year that ended before March 1, 2007); (2) have no rights to regular compensation or extended compensation with respect to a week under such law or any other state unemployment compensation law or to compensation under any other federal law; and (3) are not receiving compensation for such week under the unemployment compensation law of Canada. Requires federal payments to states to cover 100% of such temporary extended unemployment compensation payments. Provides for federal-state agreements for increased regular unemployment compensation payments to certain individuals. Amends the Social Security Act to provide for special transfers to state accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund for unemployment compensation modernization incentive payments and for administration. 2023-01-11T13:15:23Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/4934
110-hr-4922 110 hr 4922 Savings Account for Every American Act of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-12-19 2007-12-19 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. House Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] TX R S000250 0 Savings Account for Every American Act of 2007 - Allows employees and self-employed individuals with a social security number to elect to participate in a S.A.F.E. account. Defines such an account as a trust created exclusively for the benefit of an individual or his or her beneficiaries. Requires: (1) employers of electing employees to establish a payroll deduction program to make employee contributions (6.2% of wages) to such accounts; and (2) employer matching contributions after a participating employee has maintained an account for 15 years. Imposes penalties on employers who fail to make required payroll deductions or pay deducted wages to S.A.F.E. accounts. Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to study and report to the President and Congress on extending S.A.F.E. accounts to federal civilian and military employees. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt S.A.F.E. accounts from income taxation. Allows a tax deduction from gross income for cash contributions to such an account. Includes distributions from such an account in employee gross income, with specified exceptions for distributions after age 59 1/2 or death, purchase of certain insurance contracts, and rollovers.Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to exempt S.A.F.E. account participants from social security taxes and exclude such participants from old age, survivors and disability insurance coverage. 2023-01-11T13:15:28Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/4922
110-hr-4637 110 hr 4637 Living American Wage (LAW) Act of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-12-13 2007-12-13 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] TX D G000553 0 Living American Wage (LAW) Act of 2007- Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the federal minimum wage should, as a minimum, be adjusted every four years so that a person working for it may earn an annual income at least 5% higher than the federal poverty threshold for a family of three; (2) it should be set at a level high enough to allow two full-time minimum wage workers to earn an income above the national housing wage; and (3) Congress or any of the several states may establish a higher minimum wage requirement than that established in this Act. Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage to at least the amount determined by the Secretary of Labor according to the formula prescribed by this Act beginning September 1, 2008. Requires the Secretary to determine such minimum wage rate by June 1, 2008, and once every four years thereafter. Prohibits any adjustment if the determination results in a minimum wage lower than the current one. Requires the minimum wage so determined to be the minimum hourly wage sufficient for a person working for it 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, to earn an annual income 5% percent higher than the federal poverty threshold for a three-person household, with one person a child under age 18, and living in the 48 contiguous states, as published for each such year by the Census Bureau. 2023-01-11T13:15:34Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/4637
110-hr-4464 110 hr 4464 Common Sense English Act Labor and Employment 2007-12-12 2008-02-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] GA R P000591 112 Common Sense English Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that, notwithstanding any other provision of the equal employment opportunities provisions of the Act, it is not an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require employees to speak English while engaged in work. 2023-01-11T13:15:39Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/4464
110-hr-4301 110 hr 4301 Working Families Flexibility Act Labor and Employment 2007-12-06 2008-02-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] NY D M000087 7 Working Families Flexibility Act - Authorizes an employee to request from an employer a change in the terms or conditions of the employee's employment if the request relates to: (1) the number of hours the employee is required to work; (2) the times when the employee is required to work; or (3) where the employee is required to work. Sets forth certain employer duties with respect to such requests. Makes it unlawful for an employer to interfere with any rights provided to an employee under this Act. Authorizes an employee to file a complaint with the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the Employment Standards Administration of the Department of Labor for any violations of such rights. Provides for the investigation and assessment of civil penalties or the award of relief for alleged violations, including the review in federal courts of appeal of orders of the Administrator. Requires the Secretary of Labor to carry out a research, education, and technical assistance program for employers, labor organizations, and the general public regarding compliance with this Act. Applies the requirements of this Act to certain classes of employees, including employees of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Library of Congress. 2023-01-11T13:15:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/4301
110-hr-4047 110 hr 4047 Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-11-01 2008-01-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] CA D W000738 13 Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act of 2007 - Sets forth whistleblower protections for private sector, state, and municipal employees who are retaliated or discriminated against by an employer for disclosing threats to public safety or violations of federal law. Authorizes a whistleblower who has been discharged or discriminated against by an employer to seek appropriate relief either by: (1) filing a complaint with the Secretary of Labor; or (2) bringing an action at law or equity in the appropriate U.S. district court. Prohibits restrictions on whistleblowing and relief provided under this Act. Establishes the Whistleblower Protection Office within the Employment Standards Administration of the Department of Labor. Makes conforming whistleblower amendments to the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. 2023-01-11T20:16:48Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/4047
110-hr-4048 110 hr 4048 Gulf Coast Civic Works Act Labor and Employment 2007-11-01 2008-01-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] CA D L000397 27 Gulf Coast Civic Works Act - Establishes the Gulf Coast Recovery Authority (Corporation). Requires the Corporation to: (1) administer a Gulf Coast Civic Works Project that employs a minimum of 100,000 Gulf Coast region residents and evacuees for public works projects to rebuild, sustain, and develop the Gulf Coast region; (2) establish job training programs and apprenticeships to recruit and train qualified workers, including from the Gulf Coast region, for specific vacancies in recovery, rebuilding, and development projects; and (3) ensure that all workers are paid wages at not less than the prevailing locality rate (Davis-Bacon Act). Authorizes the Corporation to provide grants to Gulf Coast region residents that possess certain skills for: (1) artistic and cultural projects which reflect the history and culture of the Gulf Coast region; and (2) projects that chronicle the story of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 2023-01-11T20:16:49Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/4048
110-hr-4015 110 hr 4015 Job Protection for Survivors Act Labor and Employment 2007-10-31 2008-01-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] CA D R000486 62 Job Protection for Survivors Act - Prohibits an employer from failing to hire, or to discharge, harass, or otherwise discriminate against an individual with respect to his or her employment because he or she was a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Entitles such employee to: (1) a total of 15 days of unpaid leave during any 12-month period to obtain certain victim services; and (2) leave for court proceedings resulting from an incident of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Makes it unlawful for an employer to interfere with, or discriminate against, any employee exercising any right provided under this Act. Authorizes an employee to file an action for damages or equitable relief in federal or state court against an employer who violates the requirements of this Act. Requires the Secretary of Labor to investigate and resolve complaints of violations of this Act. 2023-01-11T20:22:36Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/4015
110-hr-4016 110 hr 4016 Unemployment Insurance for Survivors Act of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-10-31 2007-11-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. House Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] CA D R000486 61 Unemployment Insurance for Survivors Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (Federal Unemployment Tax Act) to add as a condition for approval of a state unemployment compensation law that it does not deny unemployment compensation to individuals separated from employment because of circumstances resulting from the experience of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Prohibits states from imposing additional conditions restricting the individual's eligibility for or receipt of unemployment benefits beyond those required of other individuals forced to leave their jobs or deemed to have good cause for voluntary separating from a job. Amends title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from providing grants to states for unemployment compensation administration unless: (1) unemployment compensation applicants are notified of the requirements of this Act; and (2) claims reviewers and hearing personnel are adequately trained in the nature and dynamics of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and in methods of ascertaining and keeping confidential information about such applicants' possible experiences. Amends SSA title IV part A (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) (TANF) to require a state TANF plan to require the state's chief officer to certify that the state has established and is enforcing standards and procedures to: (1) notify TANF applicants of the requirements of this Act and related assistance; and (2) ensure that TANF personnel receive adequate related training. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award development grants for model training programs under this Act to a national victim services organization and to state, tribal, or local agencies. 2023-01-11T20:22:36Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/4016
110-hr-3993 110 hr 3993 Military Family Job Protection Act Labor and Employment 2007-10-30 2008-01-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4] PA D A000362 0 Military Family Job Protection Act - Prohibits a covered family member who is caring for a servicemember who is undergoing medical treatment for an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated while on active military duty from being denied retention in employment, promotion, or any employment benefit by an employer on the basis of the family member's absence from such employment for a period of not more than 52 weeks. Includes as a covered family member one who, while caring for the recovering servicemember, is: (1) on invitational orders; (2) a non-medical attendee; or (3) receiving per diem payments from the Department of Defense (DOD). 2023-01-11T20:22:46Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/3993
110-hr-3868 110 hr 3868 To provide an orderly transition to new requirements, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 2007-10-17 2007-10-17 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. House Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] ND D P000422 1 Amends the Pension Protection Act of 2006, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to delay until January 1, 2009, the implementation of pension plan funding rules enacted by the Pension Protection Act of 2006. 2023-01-11T20:23:49Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/3868
110-hr-3875 110 hr 3875 To permit the Secretary of Labor to make an administrative determination of the amount of unpaid wages owed for certain violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act in the New Orleans region after Hurricane Katrina. Labor and Employment 2007-10-17 2007-10-17 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] OH D K000336 7 Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make an administrative determination of the amount of unpaid minimum wages or unpaid overtime compensation and an additional equal amount as liquidated damages owed to employees by an employer for certain violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act committed in the New Orleans region after Hurricane Katrina. Authorizes the Secretary to bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover the amount of such wages and liquidated damages. 2023-01-11T20:23:47Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/3875
110-hr-3877 110 hr 3877 Mine Communications Technology Innovation Act Labor and Employment 2007-10-17 2007-10-30 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] UT D M001142 11 Mine Communications Technology Innovation Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish a program of research, development, and demonstration, including the establishment of best practices, adaptation of existing technology, and efforts to accelerate the development of next generation technology and tracking systems for mine communications.Requires the Director to evaluate areas of research and development and best practices that will be most promising in protecting miner safety.Authorizes the Director, in establishing the program, to focus on the following communications and tracking system characteristics: (1) systems that are likely to work in emergency situations; (2) systems that work in coal mines, with special attention paid to deep underground coal mines; (3) systems that provide coverage throughout all areas of the mine; (4) hybrid systems that use both wireless and infrastructure-based systems; (5) functionality for two-way and voice communications; (6) systems that serve emergency and routine communications needs; (7) the ability to work with existing legacy systems and to be quickly integrated; and (8) propagation environment characterization, performance metrics, and independently derived validation tests to verify performance for standards development.Requires the Director to: (1) work with industry and federal agencies to develop consensus industry standards for communications in underground mines; and (2) develop and provide any needed measurement services to support implementation of these standards. Urges that the following issues be addressed: (1) the appropriate use of frequency bands and power levels; (2) matters related to interoperability; and (3) technology to prevent interference.Authorizes appropriations for carrying out this Act for FY2009-FY2010, to be derived from amounts authorized under the America COMPETES Act. 2023-01-11T20:23:47Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/3877
110-hr-3796 110 hr 3796 Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act Labor and Employment 2007-10-10 2007-10-25 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 258. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 13 Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act - Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the Act) to redefine the terms "employer," "plant closing," "mass layoff", and "employees" for purposes of the Act. Requires an employer to: (1) give 90-day written notice (under current law, 60-day) to employees (including part-time employees) and appropriate state and local governments before ordering a plant closing or mass layoff; (2) notify the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) of such closing or layoff; and (3) provide affected employees with information regarding benefits and services available to them, including unemployment compensation, trade adjustment assistance, COBRA benefits, and certain other services. Requires the Secretary to notify the appropriate U.S. Senators and Members of the House of Representatives who represent the area where such closing or mass layoff is to occur. Makes an employer who violates such notice requirements liable to the employee for, among other things, two days pay (under current law, back pay for each day of violation) multiplied by the number of days short of the required 90 day notice that was not given, including interest on such pay. Authorizes an affected employee to file a complaint against the employer individually and/or with the Secretary alleging a violation of the notice requirements. Requires the Secretary to investigate and attempt to resolve complaints of violations committed by an employer. Authorizes the Secretary to bring an action in court to recover on behalf of an affected employee any backpay, interest, benefits, and liquidated damages due to the employee. Requires an employer to post conspicuously upon its premises pertinent provisions of this Act and information on the filing of a complaint. Sets forth a civil penalty for willful violation of such requirement. Provides that the rights and remedies provided in this Act can't be waived. Requires the Secretary to maintain a guide o… 2023-01-11T20:24:15Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/3796
110-hr-3747 110 hr 3747 Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-10-04 2007-10-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] CA R M000508 7 Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for: (1) WIA title I, workforce investment systems for job training and employment services; and (2) WIA title II, adult basic skills and family literacy education programs (renamed as the Adult Education, Basic Skills, and Family Literacy Education Act). Revises and reauthorizes workforce investment systems with respect to: (1) state and local planning, allocation, work force investment board membership, and performance accountability; (2) one-stop centers; (3) consolidated funding for adult program activities, including job training, dislocated worker retraining, the employment service system, and reemployment grants; (4) training programs for both out-of-school and in-school youth, including challenge grants; and (5) national job training programs, including the Job Corps and programs for Native Americans, migrant and seasonal farmworkers, and veterans. Exempts religious organizations, with respect to their employment of individuals of a particular religion, from WIA nondiscrimination requirements. Sets forth provisions for the approval of state Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) plans for the carrying out of certain workforce development activities. Repeals Wagner-Peyser Act provisions relating to the U.S. Employment Service. Revises requirements and reauthorizes appropriations for: (1) vocational rehabilitation services under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and (2) the Helen Keller National Center Act. 2023-01-11T20:24:45Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/3747
110-hr-3662 110 hr 3662 Forewarn Act of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-09-25 2007-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] NY R M000472 1 Forewarn Act of 2007 - Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the Act) to redefine the terms "employer," "plant closing," and "mass layoff" for purposes of the Act to, among other things, make the Act applicable to employers of 50 or more employees (under current law, 100 employees). Requires an employer to: (1) give 90-day written notice (under current law, 60-day) to employees and appropriate state and government officials before ordering a plant closing or mass layoff; and (2) give notice of such closing or layoff to the Secretary of Labor (including the number of employees), to U.S. and state Senators and Representatives who represent the area in which the plant is located, and to the Governor of the state in which the plant is located and to the chief elected official of the unit of local government within such closing or layoff is to occur. Revises criteria used in determining whether a plant closing or mass layoff has occurred or will occur. Makes an employer who violates such notice requirements liable to the employee for two days of pay multiplied by the number of days short of the 90-days notice provided before such closing or layoff (under current law, for back pay) for each day of the violation for up to 90 days (under current law, 60 days). Authorizes the Secretary to bring a civil action on behalf of one or more employees for certain relief under the Act. Directs the Secretary to make educational materials concerning employee rights and employer responsibilities available to the general public and employers. 2023-01-11T20:29:19Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/3662
110-hr-3582 110 hr 3582 Fair Home Health Care Act Labor and Employment 2007-09-19 2007-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] CA D W000738 4 Fair Home Health Care Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain home health care workers who are employed on a casual basis from the minimum wage and maximum hour requirements under such Act. Defines employment on a "casual basis" as employment which is irregular or intermittent and does not exceed 20 hours per week in the aggregate. 2023-01-11T20:29:44Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/3582
110-hr-3556 110 hr 3556 To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to provide an additional 12 weeks of leave for a family member to care for a member of the Armed Forces who is seriously injured in combat. Labor and Employment 2007-09-17 2007-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] TX D R000568 0 Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 24 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period to care for a spouse, parent, son, or daughter who is an injured member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or a Reserve, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy for a serious combat-related injury or illness. 2023-01-11T20:30:34Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/3556
110-hr-3481 110 hr 3481 Support for Injured Servicemembers Act Labor and Employment 2007-09-06 2007-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] CA D W000738 71 Support for Injured Servicemembers Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee who is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of a covered servicemember to a total of 26 workweeks of leave during a single 12-month period to care for the servicemember. Defines covered servicemember as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or a Reserve, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in medical hold or medical holdover status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness incurred in the line of duty on active duty that may render the member medically unfit to perform his or her duties. Provides for the substitution of accrued paid vacation, personal, family leave, or medical or sick leave for any part of the 26-week period. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the availability of such leave during any other 12-month period. Amends federal civil service law to entitle civilian federal employees to the same leave allowance. Provides for the substitution of accrued paid annual or sick leave for any part of the 26-week period. 2023-01-11T20:31:09Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/3481
110-hr-3361 110 hr 3361 Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008 Labor and Employment 2007-08-03 2008-03-31 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 621. House Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] NY D R000053 3 Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Pension Protection Act of 2006, to make changes to rules governing defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans. (Sec. 2) Modifies rules relating to increases in pension plan benefits while a waiver or amortization extension is in effect or with respect to retroactive amendments to such plans. Revises the definition of "target normal cost" with respect to increases and decreases in such costs. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe rules for quarterly contributions to pension plans with a shortfall in 2008. (Sec. 3) Revises the criteria for use of the shortfall funding method for multiemployer defined benefit plans. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, to establish criteria for required notices relating to multiemployer plans in endangered or critical status. Revises: (1) criteria for implementation and enforcement of a multiemployer plan default schedule; (2) the definition of plan sponsor for purposes of multiemployer plan funding rules; and (3) the method for calculating the excise tax on trustees of multiemployer plans for failure to adopt a timely rehabilitation plan. (Sec. 4) Extends until 2009 the temporary interest rate for pension plan funding. (Sec. 5) Limits the coverage of the missing participant rules to qualified plans that did not provide for employer contributions. (Sec. 6) Revises requirements relating to: (1) annual funding notices for single and multiemployer defined benefit plans; (2) termination information for pension plan participants; (3) periodic pension benefit statements; and (4) notices to pension plan participants or beneficiaries of blackout periods (i.e, restrictions on plan operations, including investment changes).(Sec. 7) Modifies pension plan requirements relating to investment advice, prohibited transactions, and fiduciary rules… 2023-01-11T20:37:40Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/3361
110-hr-3391 110 hr 3391 Military Family and Medical Leave Act Labor and Employment 2007-08-03 2007-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] CA R I000056 6 Military Family and Medical Leave Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 26 workweeks of leave during a 12-month period to care for a covered service member who is the employee's spouse, son, daughter, or parent. Defines covered service member as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or a Reserve, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, or is otherwise in medical hold or medical holdover status, for a serious injury or illness. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the availability of such leave during any other 12-month period. Provides for the substitution of accrued paid vacation, personal, or family leave for any part of the 26-week period. Limits a husband and wife both working for the same employer to such 26 weeks altogether during a single 12-month period. 2023-01-11T20:37:31Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/3391
110-hr-3185 110 hr 3185 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-07-26 2008-04-16 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 2 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to prohibit an administrator of an individual account plan that includes a qualified cash or deferred arrangement to enter into any contract for services to the plan without a written statement that identifies who will be performing such services, describes each such service, and specifies the expected total annual cost of such services. Requires the Secretary of Labor to prescribe a model statement that may be used for purposes of satisfying such requirements. Limits the requirements for such a statement to contracts for services if the total cost for such services equals or exceeds $1,000.Requires an administrator of an individual account plan that permits participants or beneficiaries to exercise control over their account assets to: (1) provide to each such participant or beneficiary a notice of the investment options available for election, including a fee menu and an annual benefit statement; and (2) include at least one investment option that is a nationally recognized market-based index fund that meets certain requirements. Requires the Secretary to make available to small employers: (1) educational and compliance materials to assist in selecting and monitoring service providers for individual account plans, investment options, and fees; and (2) services to assist in finding and understanding affordable investment options for such plans. Establishes in the Department of Labor (DOL) an Advisory Council on Improving Employer-Employee Retirement Practices. Requires the Council to issue an annual report on the state of U.S. retirement income security.Sets forth provisions regarding enforcement of this Act. 2023-01-11T21:18:10Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/3185
110-hr-2921 110 hr 2921 Treasury Annuity Study Act of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-06-28 2007-06-28 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] TN D C000754 0 Treasury Annuity Study Act of 2007 - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to study and report to Congress on the feasibility of authorizing or requiring the Department of the Treasury to create annuity products and sell them to U.S. citizens. 2023-01-12T17:52:55Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2921
110-hr-2806 110 hr 2806 Safety Net Enhancement Act Labor and Employment 2007-06-21 2007-09-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PA R E000187 3 Safety Net Enhancement Act - Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to revise the federal-state extended unemployment compensation program established under the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise the formula for "on" and "off" indicators on the state level used to determine extended unemployment compensation benefit periods. Amends the SSA to require: (1) an increase in earnings credited to a state account in the Unemployment Trust Fund when a state meets funding goals; and (2) a decrease in such earnings credited to a state account when the state fails to meet funding goals. Excludes any interest premium or penalty from such requirement to the extent that it would result in an increase or decrease of more than $2.5 million in the amount creditable to any state account for any calendar quarter. Amends the SSA to restrict interest-free advances to state accounts in the Fund to states which meet funding goals. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require: (1) state collection of federal unemployment tax; and (2) state distribution to unemployed individuals of state-specific information packets explaining unemployment insurance eligibility conditions. Repeals the tax on unemployment compensation. Requires the Secretary of Labor to establish a Safety Net Review Commission. 2023-01-12T17:52:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2806
110-hr-2808 110 hr 2808 Living Organ Donor Job Security Act Labor and Employment 2007-06-21 2007-09-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] TX D H000636 12 Living Organ Donor Job Security Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to entitle employees covered by FMLA to leave to provide a living organ donation, including for time spent for: (1) tests to determine medical suitability of the employee for donation; (2) physical, psychological, and social evaluations of the donor; (3) pretransplant outpatient services; (4) postoperative inpatient and outpatient transplantation services; (5) travel in connection with such tests, evaluations, and services; and (6) recuperation. 2023-01-12T17:52:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2808
110-hr-2792 110 hr 2792 Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act Labor and Employment 2007-06-20 2007-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] NY D M000087 21 Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide for employee leave to care for a same-sex spouse as determined under applicable state law, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent (as well as for a spouse, child, or parent), if such person has a serious health condition. Amends federal civil service law to apply the same leave allowance to federal employees. 2023-01-12T17:52:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2792
110-hr-2768 110 hr 2768 Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-06-19 2008-01-22 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 24 Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2007 or the S-MINER Act - (Sec. 4) Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) to require emergency response plans, to be in approved status, to: (1) provide for, within 120 days after enactment of this Act, a post communication system between underground and surface personnel and an electronic tracking system permitting surface personnel to locate persons trapped underground that utilizes a system at least as effective as a leaky feeder or wireless mesh type communication and tracking system currently in use in the industry; and (2) be revised to incorporate new technology that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) certifies can be added to the existing system to improve its ability to facilitate post-accident communication with, or tracking of, miners. Requires such systems to be enhanced physically, electronically, or redundantly to improve their survivability in the event of a mine disaster.Prohibits miners from being disciplined based on information obtained from an electronic communications and tracking system.Provides that the requirement that a plan provide for supplies of breathable air for individuals trapped underground may not be satisfied by the placement of an order within a company for future delivery of a portable refuge chamber or other means of providing such emergency supplies of breathable air. Requires the Secretary of Labor to issue interim final regulations, consistent with the design criteria recommended by NIOSH, requiring each emergency response plan to provide for the installation of portable rescue chambers or refuge shelters carved out of the mine working and sealed with bulkheads. Requires a portable refuge chamber to be installed and maintained within 500 feet of the nearest working face in each working section of an underground coal mine.Amends the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 to repeal provisions concerning standards relating to the sealing of… 2023-01-12T17:52:59Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2768
110-hr-2769 110 hr 2769 Miner Health Enhancement Act of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-06-19 2007-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 22 Miner Health Enhancement Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that essential standards to protect miner health are out of date and congressional intervention is needed.Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require: (1) the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to forward to the Secretary of Labor its Recommended Exposure Limits for chemical and other hazards to miners; (2) the Secretary to require the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to adopt such limits as the Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) for the mining industry; (3) NIOSH to annually submit to the Secretary any additional or revised recommended exposure limits for hazardous substances utilized in the industry; (4) the Secretary to adopt such limits as PELs for the industry; (4) MSHA to adopt the health standard for asbestos established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); and (5) the Secretary to apply the provisions of the interim final rule of October 3, 2000, concerning hazard communication in lieu of the final rule of June 21, 2002, until there is additional rulemaking pursuant to the requirements of this Act. 2023-01-12T17:52:59Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2769
110-hr-2744 110 hr 2744 Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act Labor and Employment 2007-06-15 2008-05-21 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] NY D B001242 241 Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 with respect to hours-of-service requirement airline flight crews must meet to be eligible for leave under such Act. Declares that a flight attendant or flight crewmember will be considered to meet such requirement if he or she has worked or been paid for: (1) 60% of the applicable monthly guarantee, or the equivalent annualized over the preceding 12-month period; and (2) a minimum of 504 hours during such period. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to provide, by regulation, a method for calculating such leave for airline flight crews. 2023-01-12T17:53:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2744
110-hr-2759 110 hr 2759 Fighting for American Jobs Act of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-06-15 2007-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. House Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] IN D V000108 5 Fighting for American Jobs Act of 2007 - Directs each federal agency that provides contracts, grants, loans, or loan guarantees to businesses to require, as a condition of such assistance, that such businesses provide annually information on: (1) the number of employees employed in the United States and its territories and possessions and the number employed outside the United States, as well as wage information on U.S. employees; and (2) the percentage of the workforce that has been laid off or forced to resign during the preceding year. Prohibits, until the situation is corrected, subsequent federal assistance to businesses that lay off a greater percentage of workers in the United States and its territories and possessions than in other countries. 2023-01-12T17:52:59Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2759
110-hr-2693 110 hr 2693 Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act Labor and Employment 2007-06-13 2007-09-28 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 400. House Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] CA D W000738 17 Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to promulgate: (1) within 90 days, an interim final standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl that applies to all locations in the flavoring manufacturing industry that manufacture, use, handle, or process diacetyl and all microwave popcorn production and packaging establishments that use diacetyl-containing flavors; and (2) within two years, if diacetyl is still being processed or utilized in facilities, a final standard that contains a short term exposure limit and a permissible exposure limit not exceeding the lowest feasible level and that applies to all facilities where diacetyl is processed or used. Gives the interim standard the legal effect of an occupational safety and health standard until the final standard becomes effective.Requires such standards to provide no less protection than the recommendations contained in the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Alert "Preventing Lung Disease in Workers Who Use or Make Flavorings" and to include specified requirements for: (1) engineering, work practice controls, and respiratory protection to minimize exposure to diacetyl; (2) a written exposure control plan that will indicate specific measures the employer will take to minimize employee exposure; (3) airborne exposure assessments; (4) medical surveillance for workers and referral for prompt medical evaluations; (5) protective equipment and clothing for workers; and (6) the provision of written safety and health information and training to employees. Requires NIOSH to study and report to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on food flavorings that may be used as substitutes for diacetyl. 2023-01-12T17:53:01Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2693
110-hr-2670 110 hr 2670 Truth in Employment Act of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-06-12 2007-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] IA R K000362 17 Truth in Employment Act of 2007 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that nothing in specified prohibitions against unfair labor practices by employers shall be construed as requiring an employer to employ any person who seeks or has sought employment with the employer in furtherance of other employment or agency status. 2023-01-12T17:53:02Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2670
110-hr-2674 110 hr 2674 Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-06-12 2007-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] CA D R000486 23 Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2007 or the CARE Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to repeal certain exemptions from child labor prohibitions for agricultural employment. Allows an exemption only if: (1) the agricultural employment of an individual under 16 occurs outside of school hours; and (2) such individual is employed by a parent or a person standing in place of a parent on a farm owned or operated by such parent or person. Raises from 16 to 18 years old the minimum age for engaging in hazardous agricultural employment. Eliminates a waiver for hand-harvesting of certain crops.Increases civil and criminal penalties for child labor violations.Directs the Secretary of Labor to analyze data and report to Congress on work-related injuries to children and related matters. Requires employers to report on work-related serious injuries and illnesses, and deaths, of agricultural employees under 18 years of age. Incorporates into FLSA child labor requirements certain federal standards for protecting workers exposed to pesticides. Reconciles civil penalties for violations of such standards affecting child workers imposed by the Secretary under FLSA and by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. 2023-01-12T17:53:02Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2674
110-hr-2683 110 hr 2683 Pension Security Act of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-06-12 2007-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] DE R C000243 2 Pension Security Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require the financial statement filed with the annual report for a defined benefit pension plan covered by ERISA to include a separate schedule identifying each hedge fund (i.e., unregistered investment pool) in which plan funds are invested and the amount invested. 2023-01-12T17:53:01Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2683
110-hr-2657 110 hr 2657 Employee Benefits Protection Act of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-06-11 2007-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] NY D M000309 2 Employee Benefits Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to prohibit employers from disqualifying employees from benefits under their pension and welfare plans by misclassifying or reclassifying employee status. 2023-01-12T17:53:02Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2657
110-hr-2660 110 hr 2660 2007 Civil Rights Pay Fairness Act Labor and Employment 2007-06-11 2007-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] MD D R000576 8 2007 Civil Rights Pay Fairness Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to increase the length of time an aggrieved person has to file a charge of an alleged unlawful employment practice. Declares that, for enforcement of unlawful employment practices provisions, an unlawful employment practice occurs with respect to compensation when an aggrieved person is injured as a result of a compensation calculation attributable in whole or in part to the application or continuation of a compensation decision that was made at any time before a charge relating to such calculation is filed and was made for an intentionally discriminatory purpose. 2023-01-12T17:53:02Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2660
110-hr-2637 110 hr 2637 Child Labor Protection Act of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-06-08 2007-06-13 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] CA D W000738 6 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Child Labor Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase civil penalties for violations of: (1) child labor requirements and prohibitions; and (2) minimum wage and maximum hours requirements. Increases from $10,000 to $11,000 the maximum employer penalty for each employee who was the subject of a child labor violation. Establishes a $50,000 civil penalty for each such violation that causes the death or serious injury of any employee under age 18. Allows the doubling of such a penalty where the violation is a repeated or willful violation. Defines "serious injury" as permanent: (1) loss or substantial impairment of one of the senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell, tactile sensation); (2) loss or substantial impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty, including the loss of all or part of an arm, leg, foot, hand or other body part; or (3) permanent paralysis or substantial impairment that causes loss of movement or mobility of an arm, leg, foot, hand or other body part. Increases from $1,000 to $1,100 the civil penalty for any repeated or willful violation of specified minimum wage or maximum hours requirements of such Act. 2023-01-12T17:53:03Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2637
110-hr-2622 110 hr 2622 Equality for Workers under ERISA Act of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-06-07 2007-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] NY D M000309 0 Equality for Workers under ERISA Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require any civil action brought by a beneficiary or participant of an employee benefit plan to be adjudicated as a de novo proceeding (without deference to any prior claim determination). 2023-01-12T17:53:03Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2622
110-hr-2430 110 hr 2430 To amend the Department of Education Organization Act and the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to redesignate the Office of Vocational and Adult Education. Labor and Employment 2007-05-22 2007-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. House Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] DE R C000243 1 Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to redesignate the Office of Vocational and Adult Education of the Department of Education as the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education. Amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to make conforming amendments. 2023-01-11T16:03:24Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2430
110-hr-2435 110 hr 2435 Equal Protection for All Workers Act Labor and Employment 2007-05-22 2007-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] TX D G000553 24 Equal Protection for All Workers Act - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act to specifically include any individual employed under contract among employees whose deaths resulting from employers' willful violations of standards under the Act subject such employers to criminal penalties. 2023-01-11T16:03:24Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2435
110-hr-2395 110 hr 2395 Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act Labor and Employment 2007-05-21 2007-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. House Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] CA D R000486 17 Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act - Sets forth entitlement standards and implementation guidelines for employee use of emergency leave to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (domestic or sexual violence). Permits victims of domestic or sexual violence to substitute existing leave in lieu of emergency leave. Authorizes state use of funds under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to provide nonrecurrent short-term emergency benefits for victims of domestic or sexual violence on emergency leave. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit denial of unemployment compensation to individuals separated from employment due to their experience of domestic or sexual violence. Amends the Social Security Act to require training of unemployment compensation and TANF personnel to provide necessary services to victims of domestic or sexual violence.Victims' Employment Sustainability Act - Prohibits certain discriminatory employer practices against victims of domestic or sexual violence. Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act - Prohibits denial or restriction of insurance coverage (including termination of health insurance coverage) based on the status of the applicant or insured as a victim of domestic or sexual violence. 2023-01-11T16:03:25Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2395
110-hr-2233 110 hr 2233 Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act Labor and Employment 2007-05-09 2007-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. House Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] WA D M000404 12 Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act - Amends the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Labor to make unemployment compensation modernization incentive payments in FY2008-FY2012 by certain transfers from the federal unemployment account to the accounts of the states in the Unemployment Trust Fund. Prescribes a formula for determining the maximum allowable incentive payments. Specifies requirements state law must meet for the state to qualify for such a payment. Limits the use of transferred amounts to the payment of cash unemployment benefits to individuals (including for dependents' allowances and for unemployment compensation, exclusive of administrative expenses). Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to reserve specified funds out of the federal unemployment account for such incentive payments. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through FY2013 the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) excise tax imposed on every employer. 2023-01-11T15:47:56Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2233
110-hr-2202 110 hr 2202 Worker Empowerment Act Labor and Employment 2007-05-08 2007-05-08 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] WA D M000404 0 Worker Empowerment Act - Amends the Social Security Act to require each state to implement a reemployment adjustment assistance program that provides payment of 50% of the amount by which the wages received by an individual at the time of his or her separation from employment exceeds (if at all) the wages received by such individual from reemployment. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (relating to employment taxes) to impose a wage insurance contribution excise tax on every employer. Establishes a Wage Insurance Trust Fund in the Treasury, to which the equivalent of any such taxes received shall be appropriated to carry out this Act. 2023-01-11T15:47:57Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2202
110-hr-2224 110 hr 2224 Christopher Kangas Fallen Firefighter Fairness Act Labor and Employment 2007-05-08 2007-06-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] PA D S001169 0 Christopher Kangas Fallen Firefighter Fairness Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the definition of "firefighter" for purposes of death benefit provisions to include fire department members regardless of age, status as an apprentice or trainee, or related duty restrictions. Makes this Act applicable to deaths and injuries which occur on or after May 4, 2002. 2023-01-11T15:47:56Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2224
110-hr-2103 110 hr 2103 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Pilots Equitable Treatment Act Labor and Employment 2007-05-02 2007-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 28 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Pilots Equitable Treatment Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), with regard to both single-employer and multiemployer plan guaranteed benefits, to require the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the case of commercial airline pilots required by Federal Aviation Administration regulation to retire before age 65, to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity commencing at the required retirement age. 2023-01-11T15:48:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2103
110-hr-2049 110 hr 2049 Protecting America's Workers Act Labor and Employment 2007-04-26 2007-07-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] CA D W000738 72 Protecting America's Workers Act - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to expand its coverage to federal, state, and local government employees. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, under specified conditions, to cede OSHA jurisdiction to another federal agency with respect to certain occupational standards or regulations for such agency's employees. Declares OSHA inapplicable to working conditions covered by the Federal Mine Safety and Heath Act of 1977. Sets forth increased protections for whistleblowers under OSHA. Increases civil and criminal penalties for certain OSHA violators. Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) victims' rights; (2) posting of employee rights; (3) investigations of fatalities and serious injuries; (4) prohibition of unclassified citations; (5) right to contest citations and penalties; and (6) objections to modifications of citations. Directs the Secretary to revise regulations and promulgate OSHA standards to require employers to provide personal protective equipment for employees at no cost to employees. 2023-01-11T19:42:57Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2049
110-hr-2019 110 hr 2019 Fair Pay Act of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-04-24 2007-07-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] DC D N000147 10 Fair Pay Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin. (Allows payment of different wages under seniority systems, merit systems, systems that measure earnings by quantity or quality of production, or differentials based on bona fide factors that the employer demonstrates are job-related or further legitimate business interests.) Prohibits the discharge of, or any other discrimination against, an individual for opposing any act or practice made unlawful by this Act or for assisting in an investigation or proceeding under it. Directs courts, in any action brought under this Act for violation of such prohibition, to allow expert fees as part of the costs awarded to prevailing plaintiffs. Allows any such action to be maintained as a class action. Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to: (1) undertake studies and provide information and technical assistance to employers, labor organizations, and the general public concerning effective means available to implement this Act; and (2) carry on a continuing program of research, education, and technical assistance with specified components related to the purposes of this Act. Makes conforming amendments, relating to congressional and executive branch employees, to the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 and the Presidential and Executive Office Accountability Act. 2023-01-11T19:43:08Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2019
110-hr-1763 110 hr 1763 Indentured Servitude Abolition Act of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-03-29 2007-06-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 2 Indentured Servitude Abolition Act of 2007 - Requires foreign labor contractors (recruiters) and employers to inform foreign workers accurately of specified terms and conditions of their employment at the time they are recruited. Requires such information to be provided in written form in English or, as necessary and reasonable, in the language of the worker being recruited. Prohibits charging fees to workers for recruitment. Requires employers to pay such a worker's transportation costs, including subsistence costs during the period of travel: (1) from the place of recruitment to the place of employment; and (2) from the place of employment to the worker's place of permanent residence. Prohibits discrimination in employment by an employer or a recruiter against an individual because of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, religion, age, or disability. Requires employers to notify the Secretary of Labor of the identity of: (1) any recruiter involved in any foreign labor contractor activity for or on behalf of the employer; and (2) any such recruiter whose activities do not comply with this Act. Subjects employers to the civil remedies of this Act for violations committed by such recruiters to the same extent as if the employers had committed the violations. Prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. 2023-01-11T19:49:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/1763
110-hr-1822 110 hr 1822 Workplace Representation Integrity Act Labor and Employment 2007-03-29 2007-07-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] CA R M000508 0 Workplace Representation Integrity Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require attestation and proof of citizenship or lawful residency from employees seeking (except by a secret ballot election) labor representation for purposes of collective bargaining. 2023-01-11T19:49:39Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/1822
110-hr-1643 110 hr 1643 Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act Labor and Employment 2007-03-22 2007-06-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 21 Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act - Prohibits any employee from being terminated, demoted, or discriminated against in the terms or conditions of employment because the employee is absent or late as a result of serving as a volunteer firefighter or providing volunteer emergency medical services as part of a response to an emergency or major disaster. Excludes absences for which the employee: (1) is absent for more than 14 days per calendar year; (2) responds to an emergency or major disaster without being official deployed in accordance with a coordinator national deployment system; or (3) fails to provide written verification within a reasonable period of time. Allows employers to: (1) reduce the employee's regular pay for such time as the employee is absent; and (2) require the employee to provide written verification from the supervising Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state, or local official that such employee responded in an official capacity at a specified time and date. Requires such an employee to make a reasonable effort to notify his or her employer that he or she may be absent or late. Gives such an employee a private cause of action for discrimination which violates this Act. 2023-01-11T19:50:59Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/1643
110-hr-1644 110 hr 1644 Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act Labor and Employment 2007-03-22 2007-09-19 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 20. House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 164 Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to revise the definition of "supervisor" in the following ways: (1) require the individual to have authority over employees for a majority of the individual's worktime; and (2) remove authority to assign other employees and to responsibly direct employees as conditions for being considered a supervisor. 2023-01-11T19:50:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/1644
110-hr-1542 110 hr 1542 Healthy Families Act Labor and Employment 2007-03-15 2007-06-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. House Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] CT D D000216 106 Healthy Families Act - Requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to provide a minimum paid sick leave and employment benefits of: (1) seven days annually for those who work at least 30 hours per week; and (2) a prorated annual amount for those who work less than 30 but at least 20 hours a week, or less than 1,500 but at least 1,000 hours per year. Allows employees to use such leave to meet their own medical needs or to care for the medical needs of certain family members. Directs the Secretary of Labor to exercise certain investigative and enforcement authority with respect to this Act's provisions for employees covered by title I of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 or the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991. Provides that, for employees under their jurisdiction, such authority shall be exercised by the Librarian of Congress, the Comptroller General, the Board of Directors of the congressional Office of Compliance, or the Merit Systems Protection Board. Declares that the requirements under this Act are minimum requirements, and are not to be construed to discourage employers from adopting or retaining more generous leave policies. 2023-01-11T19:51:43Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/1542
110-hr-1513 110 hr 1513 Unemployment Compensation Improvement Act of 2007 Labor and Employment 2007-03-14 2007-03-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. House Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] IL R W000273 0 Unemployment Compensation Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends Title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to authorize the Secretary of Labor to enter into agreements with applicant states to allow them to conduct two-year demonstration projects to test and evaluate measures designed to: (1) expedite, such as through the use of a wage insurance program, the reemployment of individuals who establish initial eligibility for unemployment compensation under state law; or (2) improve the state's effectiveness in carrying out such law. Allow the Secretary to waive certain requirements of the Internal Revenue Code and the SSA concerning state law to enable the state to carry out a demonstration project. 2023-01-11T19:52:06Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/1513
110-hr-1517 110 hr 1517 Fairness for State and Local Workers Act Labor and Employment 2007-03-14 2007-06-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 7 Fairness for State and Local Workers Act - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for coverage under that Act of state and local government workers. 2023-01-11T19:52:05Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/1517
110-hr-1369 110 hr 1369 Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act Labor and Employment 2007-03-07 2007-06-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] NY D M000087 2 Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act - Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions Insurance Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make five-year grants to a state or local government to pay for the federal share of the cost of carrying out projects that assist families by providing wage replacement for eligible individuals responding to caregiving needs resulting from the birth or adoption of a son or daughter or other family caregiving needs. Family and Medical Leave Fairness Act of 2005 [sic]- Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to extend coverage to employees at worksites where the employer employs at least 25 (currently, 50) employees at the worksite and within 75 miles of that worksite. Amends FMLA and federal civil service law to entitle to leave those employees who must address the effects of domestic violence. Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2005 [sic]- Permits the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to contract with one or more employing agencies to conduct a grant project that provides paid leave for eligible individuals who are responding to caregiving needs resulting from the birth or adoption of a son or daughter or other family caregiving needs. Requires the leave to last for at least six weeks during a 12-month period. Time for Schools Act of 2005 [sic] - Amends FMLA to allow employees covered by such Act to take up to 24 hours, during any 12-month period, of school involvement leave to participate in: (1) an academic activity of their child's school, such as a parent-teacher conference or an interview for a school; or (2) literacy training under a family literacy program. Amends federal civil service law to provide the same school involvement leave allowance for federal employees. 2023-01-11T19:55:16Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/1369
110-hr-1327 110 hr 1327 Protective Equipment for America's Workers Act Labor and Employment 2007-03-06 2007-06-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] CA D R000486 1 Protective Equipment for America's Workers Act - Requires the Secretary of Labor to issue a final rule under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 on employer payment for personal protective equipment, which shall provide no less protection to employees and shall have no further exceptions from the employer payment requirement than the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on March 31, 1999. 2023-01-11T19:55:35Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/1327

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