Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2013
Latest action · Jul 8, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 18, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2013 - Prohibits an employer from discharging, discriminating, or engaging in retaliatory actions against specified employees who report to a government official any violation or unsafe condition under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Sets forth procedures for the filing, investigation, and adjudication of a complaint regarding such retaliation.
Requires employers to: (1) post a notice approved by the Secretary of Labor explaining employee rights and remedies under this Act in a conspicuous location in the place of employment where employees frequent; (2) provide training to employees about their rights under this Act within 30 days of employment, and at least once every 12 months thereafter; and (3) provide employees with a card containing a toll free telephone number at the Department of Labor to get information or file a complaint under this Act.
Directs the Secretary of Labor, within 30 days after enactment of this Act, to designate agency officials to receive, investigate, and adjudicate complaints concerning violations under this Act.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 18, 2013 to Apr 28, 2014, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | May 7, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Apr 28, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 8, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Apr 18, 2013Introduced in House
- Apr 18, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Administrative remedies
- Civil actions and liability
- Department of Labor
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Labor and Employment
- Legal fees and court costs
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine pollution
- Oil and gas
- Personnel records
- Pollution liability
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2013Introduced in House
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