S 1666
112th Congress
Senate
Labor and Employment
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor-management relations
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Employer Free Speech Act
Introduced: October 6, 2011
Introduced by:
Thune, John
Republican
· South Dakota
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Became law
Oct 6, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 6, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Employer Free Speech Act - Declares that the proposed rule issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) entitled "Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act" and published in the Federal Register on August 30, 2011, shall have no force or effect.
(The proposed rule, at 76 Fed. Reg. 54006, would require employers, including labor organizations in their capacity as employers, to post notices informing employees of their rights to bargain collectively under the National Labor Relations Act.)
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1