Restoring Justice for Workers Act
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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.
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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Lobbied in support of the Arbitration Fairness Act (S. 2591/H.R. 1374) Lobbied in support of the Restoring Justice For Workers Act (S. 3615/ H.R. 7109 Lobbied in support of the Congressional Accountability Act (S. 3749) Lobbied in support of the EMPOWER Act Part 1 (S.2994) and EMPOWER Act Part 2 (S. 2988)
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S.537/H.R.1374, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017, in opposition to forced arbitration provisions in consumer and employment contracts; S.801/H.R.1180, Working Families Flexibility Act, in opposition to faux flexibility through comp time without protections; S.819/H.R.1869, Paycheck Fairness Act, in support of prohibiting retaliation against workers who inquire about employers wage practices or disclose their own wages, creating incentives for employers to follow antidiscrimination laws, and empowering women to negotiate for equal pay, in favor of prohibiting the use of salary and benefit history screening for prospective employees; S.345/H.R.1890, Workplace Advancement Act, in opposition to weak protections against wage discrimination; S.636/H.R.1516, Healthy Families Act, in support of providing paid sick and safe days for all workers; S.337/H.R.947, FAMILY Act, in support of paid family and medical leave; S.1101/H.R.2417, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, in support of ensuring that pregnant workers are not fired or denied reasonable job modifications; H.R.1022, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017, in support of parental leave and flexible workplace policies for federal employees; H.R. 6275, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2018, in support of parental leave and flexible workplace policies for federal employees; H.R.2095, Fair Pay Act, in support of comparable worth; H.R.2418, Pay Equity for All Act, in support of prohibiting the use of salary and benefit history screening for prospective employees; S.1242/H.R.15, Raise the Wage Act, in support of increasing the federal minimum wage; S.1386/H.R.2942, Schedules That Work Act, in support of flexible work schedules without fear of retaliation; H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act, in opposition to faux paid leave policies that undermine state and local laws and remove existing workplace protections; H.R. 4924, Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act, in support of ending work place harassment and discrimination; H.Res. 724, In support of ending harassment and sexual assault in Congress; S. 2994/H.R. 6406, EMPOWER Act-Part I, in support of ending work place harassment; S. 2988, EMPOWER Act-Part II, in support of ending work place harassment; S. 3615/H.R. 7109, Reporting Justice for Workers Act, in support of prohibiting forced arbitration in employment disputes; In support of preserving funding for and moving forward with data collection to eliminate pay discrimination in the workplace including the EEO-1 Pay Data Collective; In opposition to Congressional efforts to block efforts to update and strengthen protections for retirement savers; In support of raising the salary threshold to increase eligibility to receive overtime pay; In opposition to the elimination of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the Women's Bureau.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S. 646/H.R. 2631 (Justice for Servicemembers and Veterans Act); amends title 38, United States Code, to improve the enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve the protection of members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes. Lobbying with regard to draft legislation affecting USERRA. S. 2159/H.R. 4396 (ME TOO Congress Act); requires covered harassment and covered discrimination awareness and prevention training for Members, officers, employees, interns, fellows, and detailees of Congress within 30 days of employment and annually thereafter, to require a biennial climate survey of Congress, to amend the enforcement process under the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights for covered harassment and covered discrimination complaints. S. 2203/H.R. 4734/H.R. 4570 (Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act of 2017); prohibits a pre-dispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of a sex discrimination dispute. H.R. 6080/S. 3064 (Workers Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018); amends National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 1959, and for other purposes. S. 6417 (AG and Legal Workforce Act); a bill to create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers, to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes. S. 3615 (Restoring Justice for Workers Act); a bill that prohibits forced arbitration in employment disputes, and for other purposes. General lobbying with regard to the Executive Order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces. General lobbying with regard to whistleblower retaliation issues. General lobbying with regard to arbitration of discrimination claims. General lobbying with regard to draft legislation related to state licensing board antitrust violations.
Client expense: $1,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Torts
H.R. 985, The Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017. H.R. 906, The Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2017. General issues pertaining to arbitration. S. 3615; H.R. 7109 Restoring Justice to Wonders Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
NLRB Specialty Healthcare decision; NLRB Rule on Representation; part-time scheduling generally; paid leave issues generally; Compensation equity issues generally; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; NLRB Joint Employment Standard; Dept of Labor Changes to Overtime Rules; HR 3441, Save Local Business Act; EEOC Wellness Regulations; HR4219 Workflex in the 21st Century Act; HR4734/S.2203, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act; Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); S.2810/HR 5728, Workplace Democracy Act; HR 6080/S.3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act -HR7109/S3615, Restoring Justice for Workers Act -OSHA Electronic Injury and Illness Reporting Rule -Workforce Development Issues, Generally
Client expense: $2,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
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