The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal legislation, regulations, and congressional activity affecting the workplace.
Congressional Democrats Reintroduce Legislation to Prohibit Arbitration Agreements in Employment Contracts
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Representatives Jarrold Nadler (D-NY) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) reintroduced their legislation, “Restoring Justice for Workers Act,” which seeks to prohibit agreements that require arbitration of work disputes and to prohibit retaliation against workers for refusing to arbitrate. This legislation would reverse a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court’s decision affirming that federal law permits employers and workers to use arbitration agreements to settle employment disputes rather than through legal action.
Legislation Introduced to Strengthen Financial Transparency Requirements for Labor Unions
Representative Bob Onder (R-MO) introduced the “Improving Clarity and Transparency for Unions Act,” which seeks to promote transparency for union workers so they can hold their union leaders accountable. The bill would amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act to require labor organizations to include the results of certain audits and financial reports to all of their members by publishing the information on their website or at the request of a member(s) by physical or electronic copy. Introduction of this legislation follows findings from a House...
Acting Cebu City Prosecutor Jo-ana Marie Desuyo charged Cebu-based businessman Mark Y. Yu with perjury under Article 183 of the Revised Penal Code over false statements in an affidavit accusing t...