S4260-118

Introduced

To establish protections for warehouse workers, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced May 2, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish protections for warehouse workers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Civil Rights, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators 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, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Warehouse Worker Protection Act.
  • Section idb54d861a08784f5fac5967c807bdfc16: 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section id24672c2f14a84acf8cfe6817f724f87a: 101. Warehouse worker protections The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is amended— by inserting after section 4 (29 U.S.C. 204) the following: 5.Establishment...
  • Section idE1649A2D4EF34EC28390B23CB1E10250: 5. Establishment of fairness and transparency office There is established in the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor the Fairness and...
  • Section idce399caaa3d441328a6fe3ed1117b626: 8. Warehouse worker protections In this section: The term adverse employment action, with respect to a covered employee, means a change by the covered employer...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish protections for warehouse workers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Civil Rights, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To establish protections for warehouse workers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Civil Rights Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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workers, employers, and labor regulators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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federal implementing agencies:
workers, employers, and labor regulators:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 2, 2024

Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Casey, Ms. Smith, and Mr. …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Civil Rights Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"covered employee" §id24672c2f14a84acf8cfe6817f724f87a

an employee who— is employed by an employer for the performance of work at a covered facility

"covered employee" §idce399caaa3d441328a6fe3ed1117b626

an employee who— is employed by an employer for the performance of work at a covered facility

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