To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill expands the definition of 'employer' to include joint employers who share control over workers' essential terms, and adopts the ABC test to classify most workers as employees rather than independent contractors unless, requires reinstates NLRB annual reporting requirements that had lapsed, and adds new requirements for reports to include ethics recusal disclosures for Board members, and prohibits employers from permanently replacing striking workers, discriminating against returning strikers, or locking out workers before a strike. Also makes it unlawful for employers to misrepresent to workers that. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, reporting requirements, and liability protections. The main policy areas are Labor, Finance, Appropriations, and Agriculture.
Who Benefits and How
Labor unions could face fewer barriers, National Labor Relations Board could gain revenue opportunities, and Workers who participate in strikes could face reduced risk.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Employers who commit unfair labor practices could face higher costs, Gig economy companies (Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, etc.) could face higher costs, and Employers who violate NLRB orders could face higher costs.
Key Provisions
- Expands the definition of 'employer' to include joint employers who share control over workers' essential terms, and adopts the ABC test to classify most workers as employees rather than independent contractors unless...
- Requires reinstates NLRB annual reporting requirements that had lapsed, and adds new requirements for reports to include ethics recusal disclosures for Board members.
- Prohibits employers from permanently replacing striking workers, discriminating against returning strikers, or locking out workers before a strike. Also makes it unlawful for employers to misrepresent to workers that...
- Requires reforms union election procedures: allows elections by mail, electronic, or off-site voting at labor organization's request; removes employer standing in representation proceedings; requires NLRB to find...
- Requires dramatically increases damages for employer unfair labor practices: mandates full back pay without reduction for interim earnings, front pay, consequential damages, and liquidated damages equal to double...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill expands the definition of 'employer' to include joint employers who share control over workers' essential terms, and adopts the ABC test to classify most workers as employees rather than independent contractors unless, requires reinstates NLRB annual reporting requirements that had lapsed, and adds new requirements for reports to include ethics recusal disclosures for Board members, and prohibits employers from permanently replacing striking workers, discriminating against returning strikers, or locking out workers before a strike. Also makes it unlawful for employers to misrepresent to workers that.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Finance, Appropriations, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
The bill expands the definition of 'employer' to include joint employers who share control over workers' essential terms, and adopts the ABC test to classify most workers as employees rather than independent contractors unless, requires reinstates NLRB annual reporting requirements that had lapsed, and adds new requirements for reports to include ethics recusal disclosures for Board members, and prohibits employers from permanently replacing striking workers, discriminating against returning strikers, or locking out workers before a strike. Also makes it unlawful for employers to misrepresent to workers that.
Policy Domains
Title I - Worker Freedom and Workplace Democracy
Identified Gains
- Labor unions
- National Labor Relations Board
- Workers who participate in strikes
- Workers fired for union activity
- Labor unions seeking to organize workers
Identified Costs
- Employers who commit unfair labor practices
- Gig economy companies (Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, etc.)
- Employers who violate NLRB orders
- Employers in all industries
- Anti-union consultants and law firms
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Sanders (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Alsobrooks, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Labor unions, Labor unions seeking to organize workers, Undocumented workers
Employers charged with serious ULPs, Employers facing union organizing campaigns, Employers in all industries
Federal courts, National Labor Relations Board
National Labor Relations Board faces effects in multiple directions
Anti-union consultants and law firms, Labor and employment attorneys
Positive-direction: Labor and employment attorneys
Negative-direction: Anti-union consultants and law firms
Gig economy companies (Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, etc.)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_board"
- → National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Labor
- "the_board"
- → National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Two or more persons are employers with respect to an employee if each codetermines or shares control over the employee's essential terms and conditions of employment, including indirect control or reserved authority to control.
An individual performing any service is an employee (not independent contractor) unless: (A) free from control in fact and contract, (B) service outside employer's usual course of business, (C) customarily engaged in independent trade of same nature.
Definition narrowed to require supervisory duties for a majority of worktime; removes authority to 'assign' or 'responsibly direct' from supervisor definition.
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