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HR 2749 116th Congress House Labor and Employment Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Civil actions and liability Employment discrimination and employee rights Labor-management relations

Restoring Justice for Workers Act

Introduced: May 15, 2019 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
May 15, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 15, 2019
Introduced in House
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Restoring Justice for Workers Act

This bill prohibits predispute arbitration agreements that require arbitration of an employment dispute.

It allows a postdispute arbitration agreement if the employee enters into it voluntarily without coercion and is informed in writing of rights and protections under such agreement. An employer may not retaliate against an employee for refusing to enter into an agreement for arbitrating an employment dispute.

What's happening now June 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1082 Related bill BE HEARD in the Workplace Act
  • S 1491 Related bill Restoring Justice for Workers Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 57
All 57 Democratic 34
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 22, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Oct 22, 2019
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Oct 22, 2019
Napolitano, Grace
· Oct 22, 2019
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 26, 2019
Sires, Albio
· Sep 26, 2019
Lee, Barbara
· Sep 24, 2019
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Sep 18, 2019
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Sep 17, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 6, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jun 27, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 15, 2019
Bustos, Cheri
· May 15, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 15, 2019
Cicilline, David
· May 15, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · May 15, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 15, 2019
COOPER, JAMES
· May 15, 2019
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· May 15, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 15, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 15, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 15, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 15, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 15, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 15, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · May 15, 2019
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · May 15, 2019
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· May 15, 2019
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· May 15, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 15, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· May 15, 2019
Kildee, Daniel
· May 15, 2019
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· May 15, 2019
Lawrence, Brenda
· May 15, 2019
Levin, Andy
· May 15, 2019
Lowenthal, Alan
· May 15, 2019
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · May 15, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 15, 2019
McEachin, A.
· May 15, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 15, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 15, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 15, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · May 15, 2019
Porter, Katie
· May 15, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 15, 2019
RUSH, BOBBY
· May 15, 2019
RYAN, TIM
· May 15, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · May 15, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 15, 2019
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 15, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2749: Restoring Justice for Workers Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2749/
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