Day Laborer Fairness and Protection Act
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Sets forth requirements for: (1) agency payments to day laborers for excessive processing time; (2) civil damages and criminal penalties for certain employer violations; (3) itemized wage statements, annual earnings summaries, and optional payment schedules; (4) nondiscrimination; (5) adequate seating, restrooms, and water in waiting areas; (6) health care liability for injuries on the job or in transit; (7) agency notices; (8) equitable expenses for day laborer meals, transportation, and equipment; and (9) agency registration with the Secretary of Labor. Prohibits: (1) charges for cashing wage payment checks or for overpayments; and (2) restrictions on worker acceptance of permanent positions (but allows placement fees to agencies by employers).
Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for employers to offer and grant: (1) permanent replacement employee status or other employment preferences to individuals for performing bargaining unit work for the employer during a labor dispute; or (2) any employment preference based on an individual's being employed, or having indicated a willingness to be employed, during a labor dispute, over any employee who was there at dispute commencement, has exercised rights through the labor organization involved in the dispute, and is working for the employer, or has unconditionally offered to return to such work.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2755: Day Laborer Fairness and Protection Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2755/
"H.R. 2755: Day Laborer Fairness and Protection Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2755/.
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