Restoring Justice for Workers Act
Latest action · Nov 14, 2018 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedNov 14, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Restoring Justice for Workers Act
This bill prohibits predispute arbitration agreements that require arbitration of an employment dispute. It allows a postdispute arbitration agreement if the employee enters into it voluntarily without coercion and is informed in writing of rights and protections under such agreement. An employer may not retaliate against an employee for refusing to enter into an agreement for arbitrating an employment dispute.
The bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice to interfere with the right of an employee to collectively litigate employment disputes.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 14, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Nov 14, 2018 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Nov 14, 2018 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Nov 14, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Nov 14, 2018 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Nov 14, 2018 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Nov 14, 2018 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Nov 14, 2018 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Nov 14, 2018 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Nov 14, 2018 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Nov 14, 2018 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Nov 14, 2018 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Nov 14, 2018 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Nov 14, 2018 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Nov 14, 2018 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Nov 14, 2018 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Nov 14, 2018 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Nov 14, 2018 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Nov 14, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Nov 14, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Nov 14, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7109 | Restoring Justice for Workers Act | Related bill | Nov 15, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Restoring Justice for Workers Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2018Introduced in Senate
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