S 2168 112th Congress Senate

RESPECT Act

Official title: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the definition of supervisor.

Introduced: June 14, 2012 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

Labor and Employment Labor-management relations

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Mar 7, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Mar 7, 2012

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action March 7, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Re-empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act or RESPECT Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to revise the definition of "supervisor" in the following ways: (1) require the individual to have authority over employees for a majority of the individual's worktime, and (2) remove authority to assign other employees and to responsibly direct employees as conditions for being considered a supervisor.

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