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Amends Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act by adding a new subsection (a)(6) making it an unfair labor practice to impose quotas that significantly discourage or prevent employees from exercising rights under section 7, and by adding subsection (h) establishing a rebuttable presumption when a quota is imposed within 90 days of exercising section 7 rights.
Amends Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act by adding a new definition (15) 'Quota,' defining 'quota' and specifying the meaning of 'defined time period' for that definition.
Adds a new subsection (d) to section 10 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act establishing rules for correction periods for serious, willful, or repeated violations and procedures for motions to stay abatement periods, including stay criteria and expedited procedural timelines; also makes a conforming insertion in the first sentence of section 10(b) (text of that insertion is not shown in the section).
Strikes subsection (d) of section 17 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and inserts a revised subsection (d) that prescribes a civil penalty of not more than $7,000 per day for employers who fail to correct violations within the period permitted for correction, with a distinction that for violations designated serious, willful, or repeated the penalty applies unless a stay under new section 10(d) has been issued.
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act by inserting a new section (section 5) after section 4 to establish the Fairness and Transparency Office in the Wage and Hour Division, appoint a Director, create advisory board and related authorities.
Amends section 9 to expand applicable language from 'or investigation' to ', investigation, or inspection' in the attendance-of-witnesses provision.
Amends section 11 by adding a new subsection (e) authorizing the Secretary (through the Director of the Fairness and Transparency Division) to investigate violations of section 102 of the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, including explicit entry and inspection authority and accompaniment rights for labor or worker-advocacy representatives; requires opening investigations within 30 days of certain triggering events.
Amends section 15(a) by adding a new paragraph (7) to make violations of section 102 of the Warehouse Worker Protection Act an unlawful act under section 15(a).
Amends section 16 to (a) adjust subsection (b) language (adding exception language for actions regarding violations of section 102), (b) redesignate certain paragraphs and (c) insert a new subsection (e)(3) establishing civil penalty amounts for violations of section 102 (up to $76,987 per violation; up to $769,870 for repeat or willful violations).
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Introduced August 5, 2025 by Donald Norcross · Last progress August 5, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Introduced in House