To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require public companies to provide sexual harassment claim disclosures in certain reports, to require public companies to implement mandatory sexual harassment training, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require public companies to provide sexual harassment claim disclosures in certain reports, to require public companies to implement mandatory sexual harassment training, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities. The main policy domain is Civil Rights, Healthcare, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H61DFFB74DA4945B1BABB50414A2795F2: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protections and Transparency in the Workplace Act.
- Section H1A4538188FF44AF6ABC2A36224B31DBA: 2. Covered discrimination and harassment disclosures Section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)) is amended— by redesignating the...
- Section H98BEBEDEAF28430E8A7B9CD8CD8D6316: 3. Independent and impartial investigatory requirements The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 14B...
- Section H009FADD6DF5E421ABA2C6DCA1D4FA9F8: 14C. Independent and impartial investigatory requirements In investigating any covered discrimination and harassment claim, an issuer shall engage and pay for...
- Section H35A7390E15604E8C9DBB04F9B351B815: 4. Mandatory covered discrimination and harassment training, including bystander training, and workplace survey The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C....
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require public companies to provide sexual harassment claim disclosures in certain reports, to require public companies to implement mandatory sexual harassment training, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.
Key Policy Areas
Civil Rights, Healthcare, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require public companies to provide sexual harassment claim disclosures in certain reports, to require public companies to implement mandatory sexual harassment training, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Lieu (for himself and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an issuer of a security registered pursuant to section 12. With respect to an issuer, the term employee means— an employee of the issuer, including a volunteer or other individual working for the issuer without pay
an issuer of a security registered pursuant to section 12. With respect to an issuer, the term employee means— an employee of the issuer, including a volunteer or other individual working for the issuer without pay
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