US HB2749 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 59-0)
Status: Introduced on May 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Restoring Justice for Workers Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-26 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. |
| 2019-05-15 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. |
| 2019-05-15 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. |
| 2019-05-15 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB1491 (Related) 2019-05-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB1082 (Related) 2019-04-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB1082 (Related) 2019-04-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor and employment
Labor-management relations
Civil actions and liability
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor and employment
Labor-management relations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2749/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2749/BILLS-116hr2749ih.pdf |
