US SB1549 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 20 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 20 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires an employer to maintain an employee's health care coverage during any period the employee takes family and medical leave when the employer engages in a lockout during the period of leave. (In this bill, "lockout" means a labor dispute involving a work stoppage, in which an employer withholds work from its employees in order to gain a concession from the employees.)
Title
Labor Leave Act
Sponsors
Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-05-20 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Labor
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee leave
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Labor and employment
Labor-management relations
Department of Labor
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee leave
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Labor and employment
Labor-management relations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1549/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1549/BILLS-116s1549is.pdf |