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S. 1491 116th Congress Senate

Restoring Justice for Workers Act

Official title: A bill to prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 15, 2019 Introduced by: Patty Murray Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationCivil actions and liabilityEmployment discrimination and employee rightsLabor-management relations
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May 15, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 15, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 15, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1443 Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act of 2019
  • HR 2148 BE HEARD in the Workplace Act
  • HR 2749 Restoring Justice for Workers Act
  • S 1082 BE HEARD in the Workplace Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 14 Independent 2
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 18, 2019
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 3, 2019
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 15, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 15, 2019
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · May 15, 2019
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · May 15, 2019
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 15, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 15, 2019
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 15, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 15, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 15, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 15, 2019
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 15, 2019
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 15, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 15, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 15, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1491: Restoring Justice for Workers Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1491/
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