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| 100-hr-5572 | 100 | hr | 5572 | A bill to amend the Federal Unemployment Tax Act with respect to the provisions of State law required by such Act. | Labor and Employment | 1988-10-21 | 1988-10-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. | House | Rep. Morrison, Bruce A. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | M000992 | 2 | Amends the Federal Unemployment Tax Act to condition the Secretary of Labor's approval of a State's unemployment compensation law on the law's inclusion of provisions that prohibit findings, judgments, conclusions, or final orders with respect to claims for unemployment compensation benefits under the State law from being used as evidence or from being considered as conclusive or binding in any separate or subsequent proceedings in another forum, even if the parties are the same or facts are the same as in the previous action. Excepts proceedings under the State's unemployment compensation law from these restrictions. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5544 | 100 | hr | 5544 | Worker Health Benefits Protection Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-10-19 | 1988-10-19 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Schulze, Richard T. [R-PA-5] | PA | R | S000146 | 0 | Worker Health Benefits Protection Act of 1988 - Title I: Federal Guarantee of Loans to Fund Certain Benefits - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee principal and interest payments on corporate loans, to be paid over a period not to exceed 20 years, whose proceeds are transferred to a qualified retiree health trust. Requires that the terms of the loan direct that any tax benefits the corporation realizes from using net operating loss carryovers be placed in a separate account to pay loan principal. Title II: Bankruptcy Situations - Requires that any tax benefits that any corporation that has filed for bankruptcy realizes from using net operating loss carryovers accrue to the benefit of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), to the extent of the corporation's liability to the PBGC. Title III: Treatment of Certain Pension Plan Reversions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to exclude from an employer's gross income any reversion from a qualified pension plan when more than half of it is transferred to a qualified retiree health trust. Exempts such amounts from the tax on reversions of qualified plan assets to the employer. Describes requirements governing qualified retiree health trusts, created as part of a plan providing post-retirement medical benefits. Exempts such trusts from income taxation. Increases from ten percent to 20 percent the excise tax on employer reversions from qualified plans. Amends the IRC and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to set out conditions under which an employer may transfer or withdraw excess assets from a single employer defined benefit plan without triggering plan termination. Describes procedures to be followed in connection with such withdrawals, including required notice to employees and to the Secretary of the Treasury. Exempts qualifying withdrawals from the excise tax on prohibited transactions. Title IV: Increase in Full-Funding Limitation - Increases the full-funding limitation from 150 percent to 200 percent of plan li… | 2025-08-28T20:05:44Z | |
| 100-s-2906 | 100 | s | 2906 | Boxing Labor Standards Act | Labor and Employment | 1988-10-18 | 1988-10-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 0 | Boxing Labor Standards Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to establish an advisory council on occupational safety and health respecting the safety of boxing. Directs the council to advise, consult with, and, within one year after enactment of this Act, make recommendations to the Secretary concerning a Federal occupational safety and health standard respecting the safety of boxing. Directs the Secretary to promulgate such standard pursuant to specified provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act). Subjects violators of such standard to specified penalties under the Act. Provides that such Federal standard shall not preempt a State standard if the State: (1) has a State Occupational Safety and Health Plan approved under the Act or has some other standard certified by the Secretary, either of which is more effective with respect to the safety of boxing than the Federal standard; (2) has a State boxing commission to regulate and enforce such standard; and (3) submits an inspection program to the Secretary for certification and the Secretary certifies such program. Directs the Secretary to establish the Office of Boxing Standards Compliance within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and appoint a Director of such Office. Grants such Office authority to enforce the Federal occupational safety and health standard relating to boxing, including authority to conduct inspections and investigations under the Act and to establish a passport system of boxer registration and tracking. Establishes a nonprofit corporation, the Fighters Institute for Support and Training, Incorporated (FIST) with a principal office in Washington, D.C., to: (1) provide counseling and financial support (to or for the benefit of prizefighters who lack the resources to obtain career and psychological counseling), educational scholarships, vocational training, substance abuse assistance, job placement counseling, or related assistance to prepare for and effect a successful transition to pro… | 2025-08-28T20:06:49Z | |
| 100-s-2901 | 100 | s | 2901 | A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit industrial homework except with respect to an individual employer to be in violation of such Act, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 1988-10-14 | 1988-10-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] | CO | R | A000219 | 7 | Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (the Act) to permit industrial homework, except with respect to an individual employer violating minimum wage and maximum hour requirements of such Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor (current law authorizes the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor) to make regulations and orders regulating and restricting industrial homework. Provides that the Secretary may not make any regulation or order under the Act that would prohibit an individual from engaging in homework as an employee of an employer subject to the Act, except that the Secretary may make such an order with respect to an individual employer found to be in violation of the Act. Directs the Secretary, within one year after enactment of this Act and each year thereafter, to report to the Congress on: (1) the impact on industries and employers of the Secretary's regulations and restrictions on industrial homework; and (2) the economic effect on industries and employees of permitting industrial homework. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-hr-5500 | 100 | hr | 5500 | Age Discrimination in Employment Waiver Protection Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-10-12 | 1988-12-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | H000367 | 4 | Age Discrimination in Employment Waiver Protection Act of 1988 - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (the Act) to prohibit an individual from waiving any right under the Act without the supervision of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or a court, except in settlement of a bona fide claim alleging a certain kind of prohibited age discrimination. Allows an individual who makes a bona fide claim arising from an early retirement incentive or other employment termination program that involves an offer of enhanced benefits to a group or class of individuals to settle the claim in accordance with specified conditions, but only if represented by counsel and the consideration received for settlement is additional to the enhanced benefit. Allows a settlement of a bona fide claim to occur only if the settlement is knowing and voluntary and only if: (1) a settlement agreement applicable to such claim is in writing and specifically refers to rights or claims arising under the Act; (2) the agreement does not waive rights or claims that may arise after the date the agreement is entered into; (3) the rights or claims are waived in exchange for consideration other than benefits to which the individual already is entitled; (4) the individual is given a reasonable period of time which to consider the agreement; and (5) the individual is advised in writing to consult an attorney prior to entering into the agreement. Defines "bona fide claim," for such purposes, as: (1) a charge of age discrimination filed with the EEOC; or (2) a specific allegation of age discrimination communicated in writing by the individual or the individual's representative directly to the employer, employment agency, or their representatives. Directs the EEOC, on January 1, 1990, to issue a rule or interpretative regulation relating to the prohibition against discrimination on the basis of age in early retirement incentive or other employment termination programs that involve an offer of enhanced benefits to a group or cla… | 2025-08-28T20:06:48Z | |
| 100-s-2856 | 100 | s | 2856 | Age Discrimination in Employment Waiver Protection Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-10-04 | 1988-10-04 | Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1060. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 4 | Age Discrimination in Employment Waiver Protection Act of 1988 - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (the Act) to prohibit an individual from waiving any right under the Act without the supervision of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or a court, except in settlement of a bona fide claim alleging a certain kind of prohibited age discrimination. Allows an individual who makes a bona fide claim arising from an early retirement incentive or other employment termination program that involves an offer of enhanced benefits to a group or class of individuals to settle the claim in accordance with specified conditions, but only if represented by counsel and the consideration received for settlement is additional to the enhanced benefit. Allows a settlement of a bona fide claim to occur only if the settlement is knowing and voluntary and only if: (1) a settlement agreement applicable to such claim is in writing and specifically refers to rights or claims arising under the Act; (2) the agreement does not waive rights or claims that may arise after the date the agreement is entered into; (3) the rights or claims are waived in exchange for consideration other than benefits to which the individual already is entitled; (4) the individual is given a reasonable period of time in which to consider the agreement; and (5) the individual is advised in writing to consult an attorney prior to entering into the agreement. Defines "bona fide claim," for such purposes, as: (1) a charge of age discrimination filed with the EEOC; or (2) a specific allegation of age discrimination communicated in writing by the individual or the individual's representative directly to the employer, employment agency, or their representatives. Directs the EEOC, on January 1, 1990, to issue a rule or interpretative regulation relating to the prohibition against discrimination on the basis of age in early retirement incentive or other employment termination programs that involve an offer of enhanced benefits to a group or … | 2025-08-28T20:09:16Z | |
| 100-hr-5349 | 100 | hr | 5349 | Employee Benefits Standards in Government Contracting Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-09-23 | 1988-10-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1] | MO | D | C000488 | 6 | Employee Benefits Standards in Government Contracting Act of 1988 - Requires that certain contracts between the United States and private contractors and subcontractors require the contractor to provide certain pension and health benefits to its employees. Declares that Federal contracts or subcontracts are covered by this Act if they are in excess of $25,000 and involve employment in connection with: (1) construction, alteration, or repair (including painting or decorating) of Federal public buildings or Federal public works within the United States; or (2) the manufacture or furnishing of materials, supplies, articles, or equipment. Prohibits any contract or subcontract subject to this Act from being awarded on the basis of a bid that contains specifications concerning uncompensated overtime. Requires Federal agencies to provide a cost-savings impact statement (along with the specifics of the award) demonstrating that the services performed under the contract or subcontract could not have been performed at least as effectively and economically by the Federal Government, whenever such Federal agency awards a contract or subcontract which: (1) is required to meet the pension plan and group health plan requiremens of this Act; (2) exceeds $500,000; and (3) is for services or is on other than a firm, fixed-price basis. Requires such statement to include: (1) a comparison of the amount of the contract with the projected cost of performance of the covered services by the Federal Government; (2) the expertise and experience of the private employer and its employees; and (3) the extent to which the activities under the contract are solely commercial. Requires the advertised specifications for any contract covered by this Act to include the requirements of this Act and to prohibit any bid from including uncompensated overtime specifications. Sets forth pension plan requirements for contracts covered by this Act. Requires such pension plans to meet: (1) specified requirements under the Employee Retirement Income Secu… | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 100-s-2817 | 100 | s | 2817 | A bill entitled the "National Right to Work Bill". | Labor and Employment | 1988-09-22 | 1988-09-30 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department. | Senate | Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] | NV | R | H000439 | 0 | Amends the National Labor Relations Act to eliminate provisions authorizing union security agreements (agreements which require union membership as a condition of employment). | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-s-2812 | 100 | s | 2812 | Agricultural Labor Amendments Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-09-20 | 1988-09-30 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Agricultural Labor Amendments Act of 1988 - Declares it to be the policy of the United States to extend the protection of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 to agricultural laborers in States that request such protection. Amends the National Labor Relations Act to allow any State to request, by law, that the protection of such Act be extended to agricultural laborers employed within its boundaries. Directs the President to issue an order providing that agricultural laborers employed within such a State's boundaries be considered employees for purposes of such Act. Provides that such order shall: (1) be published in the Federal Register; (2) have the force of law; and (3) also be effective on the first day of the second calendar year commencing after its publication. | 2025-08-28T20:06:55Z | |
| 100-hr-5309 | 100 | hr | 5309 | Retiree Health Benefits and Pension Preservation Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-09-15 | 1988-09-15 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Chandler, Rod D. [R-WA-8] | WA | R | C000293 | 7 | Retiree Health Benefits and Pension Preservation Act of 1988 - Title I: Expansion of Post-Retirement Health Care and Long-Term Care Benefits Which May be Provided by Pension Plans - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow pension plans to provide long-term care benefits for retired employees and their families. Includes among such benefits the costs of medically necessary non-emergency diagnostic, preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or personal care services. Requires that a medical expense benefits account and a long-term care expense benefits account be established for each employee. Permits the treatment of any pension plan as a profit-sharing plan if the employer contributes to accounts funding retiree medical and long-term care benefits. Increases from ten percent to 100 percent the tax on any employer reversion of qualified pension plan assets. Exempts reversion amounts transferred to accounts funding retiree medical and long-term care benefits. Prohibits transfers that would reduce plan assets below 125 percent of the plan's current liability. Treats amounts that remain in the expense account after seven years as employer reversions. Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 to repeal provisions defining the full-funding limitation for qualified pension plans as 150 percent of current liability. Title II: Certain Employers Required to Offer Simplified Employee Pensions Funded by Salary Reduction Arrangements - Requires any employer of five or more employees performing more than 1,000 hours of service during the calendar year to establish a qualified salary reduction simplified employee pension (SEP) for each employee who: (1) requests that one be established; (2) is at least 21 years old; and (3) has served the employer for at least one year. Excepts employers who maintain a qualified employee annuity plan or qualified pension, profit-sharing, or stock bonus plan, as well as State and local governments and tax-exempt employers. Prescribes conditions to be met by qualifi… | 2025-08-28T20:06:57Z | |
| 100-s-2775 | 100 | s | 2775 | Commission on the American Family and Employment Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-09-13 | 1988-09-30 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, Labor Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] | MS | R | C000567 | 5 | Commission on the American Family and Employment Act of 1988 - Establishes the Commission on the American Family and Employment. Directs the Commission to study: (1) all existing and proposed policies relating to employment benefits provided to American workers, either voluntarily by employers or as required by law; and (2) the potential costs, benefits, and impact on productivity of such policies on employers. Requires the study to include reviews of all pending congressional legislative proposals designed to require: (1) employees to provide workers with additional benefits, including parental and medical leave and minimum health benefits; and (2) the provision of child care services, including Federal funding of child care providers, incentives to employers to provide child care benefits for employees, tax benefits to working parents for child care services, and child tax credits or other tax benefits to families in which a parent may choose to stay at home to provide care for the children. Requires the study to analyze the need for additional child care services, the potential costs of such services, the benefits to be derived from such services, and the impact that proposals for such services would have on domestic productivity. Requires the Commission to report its findings to the Congress within two years after it first meets. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submission of its final report to the Congress. | 2025-08-28T20:05:52Z | |
| 100-sjres-374 | 100 | sjres | 374 | A joint resolution to provide for a settlement of the labor-management dispute between the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company and the United Transportation Union. | Labor and Employment | 1988-09-08 | 1988-09-09 | Became Public Law No: 100-429. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 2 | Sets forth conditions for resolving the labor-management dispute (referred to in a specified Executive Order) between the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (a common carrier by rail in interstate commerce) and certain of its employees represented by the United Transportation Union. Requires the parties to such dispute to take all necessary steps to restore or preserve the conditions out of which the dispute arose as such conditions existed before August 4, 1988, with specified exceptions. Makes the report and recommendations of a specified Emergency Board binding on the parties, with the same effect as an agreement under the Railway Labor Act (RLA), except that nothing in this joint resolution shall prevent a mutual written agreement to any terms and conditions different from those established herein. Requires binding arbitration, on the request of either party, for unresolved issues after ten days following enactment of this joint resolution. Directs the National Mediation Board to appoint an arbitration board for such arbitration, to be conducted, enforced, and reviewed as if it were under the RLA. Designates the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, as the court in which such arbitration award is to be filed and reviewed. Requires binding arbitration to be completed within 30 days after enactment of this joint resolution. | 2023-09-05T17:28:36Z | |
| 100-hjres-646 | 100 | hjres | 646 | National Commission on Human Resources Act | Labor and Employment | 1988-08-11 | 1988-09-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 2 | National Commission on Human Resources Act - Establishes a National Commission on Human Resources. Directs the Commission to: (1) advise the Congress, the President, and the U.S. public on policies and programs designed to facilitate the attainment of fuller human potential; (2) solicit views from the public on the role of the individual, family, community, and government in researching, educating, and implementing techniques designed to increase human potential in body, mind, and spirit; (3) identify private and foundation financial resources to fund the Commission's operation; (4) establish a scientific advisory panel to assist in the evaluation of technologies and procedures calculated to develop fuller human potential; and (5) after consultation with the Secretary of State, communicate with foreign governments and international organizations on the establishment of counterpart commissions, and prepare for an international meeting of such commissions (if they are established) prior to the preparation of its final report. Directs the Commission to prepare and transmit to the President and the Congress: (1) a report on its activities and recommendations within 18 months after the effective date of this joint resolution; and (2) a proposal for implementation of its recommendations within 24 months after such effective date. Sets forth provisions for Commission members. Directs the President and specified congressional officers to appoint such members, from representatives of an appropriate executive department, both Houses of the Congress, the field of extraordinary human performance research, physicians, the field of higher education, the clergy, organized labor, business management, retired individuals, high school students, and the general public. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:07:53Z | |
| 100-hr-5218 | 100 | hr | 5218 | At-Risk Youth Employment and Training Amendments of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-08-11 | 1988-09-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] | WI | R | G000524 | 0 | At-Risk Youth Employment and Training Amendments of 1988- Amends the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) to add an optional year-round program for at-risk youth employment and training under title II, part B provisions for summer youth employment and training programs. Revises the method of allocating funds for part B programs. Allows each service delivery area, in addition to or in lieu of the services for eligible individuals available under summer youth employment and training programs, to elect to use its part B funds for at-risk youth employment and training programs, which may be conducted on a year-round basis. Makes eligible for the at-risk youth program individuals who are: (1) aged 14 through 21; (2) economically disadvantaged; and (3) deficient in basic skills. Requires special consideration to be given to serving eligible youth who experience severe disadvantages, such as: (1) school dropouts; (2) students with poor academic and attendance records; (3) individuals with a history of behavioral problems; (4) students who are older than the normal age for their grade level; (5) pregnant or parenting teens; (6) drug or alcohol abusers; (7) handicapped youth; (8) juvenile offenders; (9) recipients or members of families receiving public assistance; (10) runaway or homeless youth or youth in foster care; or (11) victims of child abuse. Allows individuals who are not economically disadvantaged to comprise up to ten percent of program participants if they have experienced severe disadvantages like those described. Requires services provided to each program participant to include: (1) an assessment of reading, mathematics, and other basic skills; (2) development of a service strategy; and (3) basic skills assistance. Lists other services for which program funds may be used for in-school, dropout-prone youth and for school dropouts and out-of-school youth. Allows needs-based payments for program participation and compensation in the form of work-experience wages. Requires participating service delivery areas… | 2025-08-28T20:05:06Z | |
| 100-hr-5244 | 100 | hr | 5244 | Boxing Labor Standards Act | Labor and Employment | 1988-08-11 | 1988-09-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and Safety. | House | Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] | MT | D | W000520 | 1 | Boxing Labor Standards Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to establish an advisory council on occupational safety and health respecting the safety of boxing. Directs the council to advise, consult with, and, within one year after enactment of this Act, make recommendations to the Secretary concerning a Federal occupational safety and health standard respecting the safety of boxing. Directs the Secretary to promulgate such standard pursuant to specified provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act). Subjects any violation of such standard to specified penalties under the Act. Provides that such Federal standard shall not preempt a State standard if the State: (1) has a State Occupational Safety and Health Plan approved under the Act or has some other standard certified by the Secretary, either of which is more effective with respect to the safety of boxing than the Federal standard; (2) has a State boxing commission to regulate and enforce such standard; and (3) submits an inspection program to the Secretary for certification. Directs the Secretary to establish the Office of Boxing Standards Compliance within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and appoint a Director of such Office. Grants such Office authority to enforce the Federal occupational safety and health standard relating to boxing, including authority to conduct inspections and investigations under the Act and to establish a passport system of boxer registration and tracking. Establishes a nonprofit corporation, the Fighters Institute for Support and Training, Incorporated (FIST) with a principal office in Washington, D.C., to: (1) provide counseling and financial support (to or for the benefit of prizefighters who lack the resources to obtain career and psychological counseling), educational scholarships, vocational training, substance abuse assistance, job placement counseling, or related assistance to prepare for and effect a successful transition to productive employment subsequent to boxi… | 2025-08-28T20:05:36Z | |
| 100-sjres-368 | 100 | sjres | 368 | National Commission on Human Resources Act | Labor and Employment | 1988-08-11 | 1988-09-29 | Subcommittee on Education, Arts, Humanities. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] | RI | D | P000193 | 2 | National Commission on Human Resources Act - Establishes a National Commission on Human Resources. Directs the Commission to: (1) advise the Congress, the President, and the U.S. public on policies and programs designed to facilitate the attainment of fuller human potential; (2) solicit views from the public on the role of the individual, family, community, and government in researching, educating, and implementing techniques designed to increase human potential in body, mind, and spirit; (3) identify private and foundation financial resources to fund the Commission's operation; (4) establish a scientific advisory panel to assist in the evaluation of technologies and procedures calculated to develop fuller human potential; and (5) after consultation with the Secretary of State, communicate with foreign governments and international organizations on the establishment of counterpart commissions, and prepare for an international meeting of such commissions (if they are established) prior to the preparation of its final report. Directs the Commission to prepare and transmit to the President and the Congress: (1) a report on its activities and recommendations within 18 months after the effective date of this joint resolution; and (2) a proposal for implementation of its recommendations within 24 months after such effective date. Sets forth provisions for Commission members. Directs the President and specified congressional officers to appoint such members, from representatives of an appropriate executive department, both Houses of the Congress, the field of extraordinary human performance research, physicians, the field of higher education, the clergy, organized labor, business management, retired individuals, high school students, and the general public. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submission of its final report, unless other provisions are made. | 2025-08-28T20:05:25Z | |
| 100-hjres-637 | 100 | hjres | 637 | A joint resolution to provide for a temporary prohibition of strikes or lockouts with respect to, and, if necessary, a resolution of, the railway labor-mangement dispute between the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company and certain of its employees represented by the United Transportation Union. | Labor and Employment | 1988-08-10 | 1988-08-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] | IL | R | P000444 | 0 | Extends a temporary prohibition of strikes or lockouts, under specified provisions of the Railway Labor Act, with respect to the Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company labor-management dispute referred to in a specified Executive Order. Provides for a resolution of such dispute if it is not resolved by agreement by September 19, 1988. Directs such Company and the United Transportation Union to then resolve the dispute by implementing, without any work stoppage, the recommendations submitted by a specified Presidential Emergency Board. Makes obligations imposed by such implementation enforceable in U.S. district court by the Attorney General. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 100-s-2709 | 100 | s | 2709 | A bill to clarify the United States' obligation to observe occupational safety and health standards and to clarify the United States' responsibility for harm caused by negligence at any workplace owned by, operated by, or under contract with the United States. | Labor and Employment | 1988-08-10 | 1988-08-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. | Senate | Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC] | NC | D | S000055 | 9 | Makes the legal defense of discretionary function provided under specified Federal law and the legal doctrine of foreseeability of damages inapplicable to any legal or administrative proceeding for damages arising out of U.S. violation of occupational safety or health standards or U.S. negligence at any workplace owned or operated by or under contract with the United States. Prohibits the foreseeability doctrine from being used to limit the amount or kind of damages otherwise available to the plaintiff. Sets forth a statute of limitations of two years after the date of enactment of this Act or after the date of the harm. Establishes a National Registry of Government Litigants, within the U.S. Claims Court, to collect and maintain data regarding claims against the United States predicated (in whole or in part) upon U.S. violation of safety and health standards. Allows any person seeking damages from the United States on the basis (in whole or part) of harm resulting from U.S. violation of safety and health standards to file a notice of such fact with the U.S. Claims Court, within 30 days after commencement of such action (whether administrative or judicial in character). Directs the chief judge of the U.S. Claims Court to report annually to the Congress on the number of, and relevant facts and common characteristics underlying, such notices filed within the Registry. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-s-2712 | 100 | s | 2712 | Save American Jobs Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-08-10 | 1988-08-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 0 | Save American Jobs Act of 1988 - Requires an employer to notify the Secretary of Labor at least 120 days before an intended relocation of a single site of employment, or one or more facilities or operating units within such a site, from the United States to a foreign country. Defines "employer" as any business enterprise that employs: (1) 50 or more employees, excluding part-time employees; or (2) 50 or more employees who in the aggregate work at least 2,000 hours per week (excluding overtime). Subjects employers who violate such requirement to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each day of such violation, but authorizes the Secretary to reduce such amount for just cause shown. Directs the Secretary to: (1) compile a semiannual list of all employers that carry out such relocations; and (2) distribute such list to all Federal agencies (i.e. executive agencies and military departments). Makes an employer who appears on such list ineligible for any direct or indirect Federal grant or guaranteed loan for five years after the date of the list's publication. Authorizes the Secretary, in consultation with the Federal agency providing a loan or grant, to waive such ineligibility requirement if the applying employer demonstrates that a lack of such loan or grant would: (1) threaten national security; (2) result in a substantial job loss in the United States; or (3) harm the environment. Directs each Federal agency head, when awarding a civilian or defense-related contract, to give preference to a U.S. employer that does not appear on such list. Declares that no provision of this Act shall be construed to permit withholding or denial of payments, compensation, or benefits under any other Federal law (including Federal unemployment compensation, disability payments, or worker retraining or readjustment funds) to workers employed by employers that relocate in a foreign country. | 2025-08-28T20:07:53Z | |
| 100-hres-516 | 100 | hres | 516 | A resolution requesting the Secretary of Labor to publish certain standards respecting volunteer fire departments. | Labor and Employment | 1988-08-09 | 1988-08-09 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Smith, Denny [R-OR-5] | OR | R | S000527 | 25 | Requests the Secretary of Labor to publish specific standards for the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to volunteer fire departments to assure that such departments have specific rules by which to operate that will not restrict their ability to provide fire prevention services. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-s-2700 | 100 | s | 2700 | Pension Benefit Protection Act | Labor and Employment | 1988-08-09 | 1988-08-23 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department. | Senate | Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] | IN | R | Q000007 | 0 | Pension Benefit Protection Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to direct the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to institute proceedings to terminate any single-employer pension plan when it determines that payments by contributing sponsors and controlled corporations will not provide funds to pay current benefit payments. Requires contributing sponsors and their controlled groups to pay into a plan amounts necessary to pay benefits and administrative expenses for as long as plan assets are not sufficient. Makes the sponsors and all members of the controlled group jointly and severally liable for the payments. Grants to the district courts jurisdiction over all PBGC actions to terminate a plan, regardless of the amount in controversy. | 2025-08-28T20:05:55Z | |
| 100-s-2679 | 100 | s | 2679 | At-Risk Youth Employment and Training Amendments of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-08-02 | 1988-08-23 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department. | Senate | Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] | IN | R | Q000007 | 0 | At-Risk Youth Employment and Training Amendments of 1988- Amends the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) to add an optional year-round program for at-risk youth employment and training uner title II, part B provisions for summer youth employment and training programs. Revises the method of allocating funds for part B programs. Allows each service delivery area, in addition to or in lieu of the services for eligible individuals available under summer youth employment and training programs, to elect to use its part B funds for at-risk youth employemnt and training programs, which may be conducted on a year-round basis. Makes eligible for the at-risk youth program individuals who are: (1) aged 14 through 21; (2) economically disadvantaged; and (3) deficient in basic skills. Requires special consideration to be given to serving eligible youth who experience severe disadvantages, such as: (1) school dropouts; (2) students with poor academic and attendance records; (3) individuals with a history of behavioral problems; (4) students who are older than the normal age for their grade level; (5) pregnant or parenting teens; (6) drug or alcohol abusers; (7) handicapped youth; (8) juvenile offenders; (9) recipients or members of families receiving public assistance; (10) runaway or homeless youth or youth in foster care; or (11) victims of child abuse. Allows individuals who are not economically disadvantaged to comprise up to ten percent of program participants if they have experienced severe disadvantages like those described. Requires services provided to each program participant to include: (1) an assessment of reading, mathematics, and other basic skills; (2) development of a severe strategy; and (3) basic skills assistance. Lists other services for which program funds may be used for in-school, dropout-prone youth and for school dropouts and out-of-school youth. Allows needs-based payments for program participation and compensation in the form of work-experience wages. Requires participating service delivery areas t… | 2025-08-28T20:08:45Z | |
| 100-sjres-356 | 100 | sjres | 356 | A joint resolution to provide for the extension of a temporary prohibition of strikes or lockout with respect to the Chicago and Northwestern Transportation company labor-management dispute. | Labor and Employment | 1988-08-02 | 1988-08-04 | Became Public Law No: 100-380. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 4 | Extends a temporary prohibition of strikes or lockouts, under specified provisions of the Railway Labor Act, with respect to the Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company labor-management dispute referred to in a specified Executive Order. | 2022-12-13T14:26:28Z | |
| 100-hr-5105 | 100 | hr | 5105 | A bill to establish an Equal Employment Opportunity Appeals Board in the Library of Congress. | Labor and Employment | 1988-07-28 | 1988-08-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials. | House | Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1] | MO | D | C000488 | 12 | Establishes, in the Library of Congress, the Library of Congress Equal Employment Opportunity Appeals Board. Requires that the Board's three members: (1) be appointed by the Librarian of Congress; (2) have experience in adjudicating or arbitrating equal employment opportunity matters; and (3) not be current or former Librarians of Congress or employees of the Library. Sets forth appointment procedures, including requirements for a candidates' list from, and consultation with, employees, employee representative organizations, other organizations in the Library, professional and civil rights organizations, and specified congressional committees. Authorizes the Board to consider and order corrective or disciplinary action in any case arising from: (1) an employee appeal of a decision of the Librarian relating to a formal complaint of alleged discrimination; (2) an employee appeal of a failure of the Library to decide the employee's formal complaint of alleged discrimination within 180 days after the filing date; (3) an action or personnel practice involving discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, or handicapping condition; and (4) any issue about the Library's equal employment opportunity policies or practices that the Librarian by regulation decides the Board shall resolve. Directs the Librarian to carry out Board decisions, in cases in which the Librarian has authority to do so. Allows judicial review of a final decision of the Board in an appropriate U.S. circuit court of appeals. | 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z | |
| 100-hr-5099 | 100 | hr | 5099 | A bill to amend the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 to provide coverage under the Act with respect to employees of units of the legislative branch of the Federal Government. | Labor and Employment | 1988-07-27 | 1988-08-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | F000215 | 1 | Amends the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-347) to direct specified congressional committees to establish rules and procedures to apply the principles of such Act with respect to employees of the House of Representatives and the Senate. | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 100-hjres-624 | 100 | hjres | 624 | A joint resolution to provide for the resolution of the railway labor-management dispute between the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company and certain of its employees represented by the United Transportation Union. | Labor and Employment | 1988-07-26 | 1988-08-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] | IL | R | P000444 | 0 | Provides for a resolution of the labor-management dispute between the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company and the United Transportation Union if it is not resolved by August 3, 1988. Directs such Company and such Union to then resolve the dispute by implementing, without any work stoppage, the recommendations submitted by a specified Presidential Emergency Board. Makes obligations imposed by such implementation enforceable in U.S. district court by the Attorney General. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 100-hr-5054 | 100 | hr | 5054 | A bill to establish an Equal Employment Opportunity Appeals Board in the Library of Congress. | Labor and Employment | 1988-07-14 | 1988-07-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials. | House | Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1] | MO | D | C000488 | 0 | Establishes, in the Library of Congress, the Library of Congress Equal Employment Opportunity Appeals Board. Requires that the Board's three members: (1) be appointed by the Librarian of Congress; (2) have experience in adjudicating or arbitrating equal employment opportunity matters; and (3) not be current or former Librarians of Congress or employees of the Library. Sets forth appointment procedures, including requirements for a candidates' list from, and consultation with, employees, employee representative organizations, other organizations in the Library, professional and civil rights organizations, and specified congressional committees. Authorizes the Board to consider and order corrective or disciplinary action in any case arising from: (1) an employee appeal of a decision of the Librarian relating to a formal complaint of alleged discrimination; (2) an employee appeal of a failure of the Library to decide the employee's formal complaint of alleged discrimination within 180 days after the filing date; (3) an action or personnel practice involving discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, or handicapping condition; and (4) any issue about the Library's equal employment opportunity policies or practices that the Librarian by regulation decides the Board shall resolve. Directs the Librarian to carry out Board decisions, in cases in which the Librarian has authority to do so. Allows judicial review of a final decision of the Board in an appropriate U.S. circuit court of appeals. | 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z | |
| 100-hr-5038 | 100 | hr | 5038 | A bill providing emergency advances to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund and for Trade Adjustment Assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988. | Labor and Employment | 1988-07-13 | 1988-07-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1] | WV | D | M000844 | 3 | Provides for emergency advances to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund and for Trade Adjustment Assistance for FY 1988 from balances in the revolving fund of the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4991 | 100 | hr | 4991 | A bill to clarify the United States' obligation to observe occupational safety and health standards and to clarify the United States' responsibility for harm caused by its negligence at any work place owned by, operated by, or under contract with the United States. | Labor and Employment | 1988-07-07 | 1988-07-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. | House | Rep. Gradison, Willis D., Jr. [R-OH-2] | OH | R | G000349 | 61 | Makes the legal defense of discretionary function provided under specified Federal law and the legal doctrine of foreseeability of damages inapplicable to any legal or administrative proceeding for damages arising out of U.S. violation of occupational safety or health standards or U.S. negligence at any workplace owned or operated by or under contract with the United States. Prohibits the foreseeability doctrine from being used to limit the amount or kind of damages otherwise available to the plaintiff. Establishes a National Registry of Government Litigants, within the U.S. Claims Court, to collect and maintain data regarding claims against the United States predicated (in whole or in part) upon U.S. violation of safety and health standards. Allows any person seeking damages from the United States on the basis (in whole or part) of harm resulting from U.S. violation of safety and health standards to file a notice of such fact with the U.S. Claims Court, within 30 days after commencement of such action (whether administrative or judicial in character). Directs the chief judge of the U.S. Claims Court to report annually to the Congress on the number of, and relevant facts and common characteristics underlying, such notices filed within the Registry. | 2021-06-10T21:40:17Z | |
| 100-hr-4964 | 100 | hr | 4964 | Black Lung Benefits Check Delivery Assurance Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-06-30 | 1988-08-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards. | House | Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | D000586 | 40 | Black Lung Benefits Check Delivery Assurance Act of 1988 - Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to provide that if the regularly scheduled delivery date for black lung benefit checks falls on a weekend or a legal public holiday, then such checks shall be mailed for delivery on the first day preceding the weekend or holiday, even if the delivery would be made before the end of the month for which such checks are issued. Provides that if, as a consequence of such modified delivery date, the payment is more than the correct authorized amount, no action shall be taken to recover the incorrect portion. | 2025-08-28T20:06:57Z | |
| 100-s-2600 | 100 | s | 2600 | A bill to amend the Federal Unemployment Tax Act with respect to employment performed by certain employees of educational institutions. | Labor and Employment | 1988-06-29 | 1988-06-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] | HI | D | M000250 | 0 | Amends the Federal Unemployment Tax Act to provide for discretionary (currently mandatory) denial of unemployment benefits between academic terms to employees serving educational institutions in nonprofessional positions. | 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z | |
| 100-hr-4899 | 100 | hr | 4899 | Public Housing Gateway Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-06-23 | 1988-08-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21] | OH | D | S000948 | 25 | Public Housing Gateway Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to make gateway program grants to public housing agencies to use public housing in the provision of employment training and services to economically disadvantaged public housing residents who are not more than 25 years of age. Requires that such grants be made with the advice and participation of the Gateway Task Force established under this Act. Requires public housing agencies to meet specified requirements to receive such grants. Requires that the following training and services be made available to eligible individuals by public housing agencies through the gateway program they must establish when they receive such a grant: (1) information on training, education, or services offered by the agency; (2) literacy training and bilingual training; (3) remedial education and training in basic skills (including communication skills, arithmetic, and problem-solving); (4) development of work habits and other personal management skills; and (5) free child care to facilitate participation in training and other services. Requires that such child care: (1) be designed to employ and train economically disadvantaged residents of the public housing project involved; and (2) include daytime care for children not attending school and adult dependents, after-school care, and irregular, periodic, and evening care. Specifies additional training and services which may be offered by public housing agencies as part of their gateway grant programs to eligible individuals who are qualified through literacy training, training in basic and employment skills, and support services, subject to certain limitations. Requires that participants in gateway program training and services be: (1) residents of public housing; (2) not more than 25 years of age; (3) economically disadvantaged; and (4) educationally disadvantaged (either having encountered barriers to employment because of a deficiency in a basic skill or, if over 16 years of age or beyond the a… | 2025-08-28T20:08:22Z | |
| 100-hr-4903 | 100 | hr | 4903 | Federal Contract Compliance and Workforce Development Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-06-23 | 1988-06-23 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | H000367 | 1 | Federal Contract Compliance and Workforce Development Act of 1988 - Gives the force and effect of law to specified portions of Executive Order 11246, and related regulation, which mandate enforcement of nondiscrimination and affirmative action requirements in Federal contracts through the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Prohibits modification or abrogation of such portions of that order and such regulations except by Act of Congress. Provides that any provision of such order or regulations inconsistent with this Act shall have no further force or effect to the extent of that inconsistency. Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to publish reports and interim reports on the following employment data: (1) the total number of persons in an occupation group and in the labor force; and (2) the number of such persons, by sex, who are members of each race and ethnic category defined in Directive 15 of the Office of Management and Budget, which relates to race and ethnic standards for Federal statistics and administrative reporting. Requires: (1) one such report showing employment data for each occupation group and hiring area for that group as of April 1, 1990; and (2) further reports with such data as of each tenth year thereafter. Requires: (1) an interim report with such data by group and area as of April 1, 1990, for each professional, managerial, and technical occupation group, showing the number of qualified persons, whether employed or not, based on such other surveys as the Commissioner of Labor Statistics deems appropriate; and (2) further interim reports showing such data as of every second year thereafter for each such group and area, and for any other occupation group the Commissioner deems appropriate because of possible rate changes since the last report. Sets forth deadlines for such reports. Requires such reports to include data quality reliability evaluations and recommended improvements. Directs the BLS in 1990 and every second year thereafter to publ… | 2025-08-28T20:09:08Z | |
| 100-s-2556 | 100 | s | 2556 | Merger and Acquisition Worker Notification Act | Labor and Employment | 1988-06-22 | 1988-07-18 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 0 | Merger and Acquisition Worker Notification Act - Requires prior notification of workers or severance pay in cases of plant closings or major layoffs, in situations of major mergers or hostile takeovers, leveraged buyouts, or other involuntary acquisition of businesses. Prohibits an employer, in such a merger or acquisition situation, from ordering a plant closing or mass layoff until the end of a 90-day period after the employer serves written notice of a proposal to issue such an order to: (1) the representative of the affected employees, or if there is no representative, to each affected employee; and (2) the State dislocated worker unit and the affected local government. Defines "employer" as any business enterprise: (1) that either employs 100 or more employees, excluding part-time employees, or employs 100 or more employees who in the aggregate work at least 4,000 hours per week (excluding overtime); and (2) with respect to which either a control contest or a covered acquisition has occurred within two years prior to the date of a written notice given pursuant to specified provisions of this Act. Defines situations under which, for purposes of this Act, there shall be deemed to have occurred: (1) an attempted change of control as a result of a control contest; or (2) a change of control as a result of a hostile takeover, leveraged buyout, or other involuntary acquisition. Defines "plant closing" as the permanent or temporary shutdown of a single site of employment, or one or more facilities or operating units within a single site of employment, if the shutdown results in an employment loss during any 30-day period for 50 or more employees, excluding any part-time employees. Defines "mass layoff" as a reduction in force which is not the result of a plant closing and results in an employment loss (excluding part-time employees) at the single site of employment during any 30-day period for: (1) at least 33 percent of the employees and at least 50 employees; or (2) at least 500 employees. Defines "part-time e… | 2025-08-28T20:05:32Z | |
| 100-hr-4845 | 100 | hr | 4845 | A bill to make technical corrections in pension-related provisions in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. | Labor and Employment | 1988-06-16 | 1988-10-20 | House Committee on Ways and Means Granted an Extension for Further Consideration Ending not Later Than October 24, 1988. | House | Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8] | IL | D | R000458 | 0 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor with amendment, H. Rept. 100-801 (Part II)) Miscellaneous ERISA Amendments Act of 1988 - Title I: Amendments Relating to the Tax Reform Act of 1986 - Makes technical amendments to pension-related provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Includes amendments relating to: (1) minimum vesting requirements; (2) plan amendment deadlines (correspondingly amends the Retirement Equity Act of 1984); and (3) continuation coverage requirements of group health plans, including provisions authorizing the Secretary of Labor to assess a civil penalty of $100 per beneficiary per day of noncompliance for failure to satisfy these requirements. Directs the Comptroller General, as soon as practicable, to conduct a thorough study of the extent to which employers have lengthened the eligibility period for group health insurance coverage as a result of enactment of continuation coverage requirements contained in the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985. Requires results to be submitted to specified congressional committees by August 31, 1989. Title II: Amendments Relating to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 - Makes technical amendments to the IRC and ERISA, including a repeal of the 133-1/3 percent rule relating to accrued benefit requirements applied to defined benefit pension plans. Title III: Amendments Relating to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (including the Pension Protection Act) - Makes a number of technical amendments to provisions of the IRC and of ERISA (including amendments of the Pension Protection Act) dealing with: (1) the full limitation for multiemployer pension plans; (2) modification of the minimum funding standard for pension plans, including a special transition rule with respect to steel employees; (3) the time for making plan contributions; (4) funding waivers; (5) the interest rate to be used in connecti… | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 100-hr-4856 | 100 | hr | 4856 | Construction Safety and Health Improvement Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-06-16 | 1988-08-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and Safety. | House | Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] | CT | R | S001144 | 15 | Construction Safety and Health Improvement Act of 1988 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act) to provide for construction industry accident reporting, recordkeeping, investigation, and work-suspension procedures, for a permit system for hazardous construction operations, and for health and safety planning and supervision of all construction projects. Involves professional engineer-architects in such procedures. Increases civil and criminal violations and penalties under the Act. Defines a Professional Engineer-Architect (E-A) as an individual who: (1) has attained, through engineering education and science, a thorough knowledge of mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences and principles and methods of engineering analysis and design; and (2) is registered, where permitted, as a professional engineer in the State where such work is to be performed. Defines serious injury as one requiring professional medical treatment. Defines hazard analysis as a report: (1) detailing the potential safety hazards (including structural collapses, cave-ins, fires, flooding or other water hazards, explosions, and lightning) that could occur on a construction site throughout the construction process; and (2) containing instructions and provisions for the prevention or handling of potential safety hazards. Sets forth incident reporting, recordkeeping, and investigation procedures relating to construction site accidents. Requires the E-A responsible for the worksite to: (1) immediately investigate any incident upon its occurrence; and (2) report all reportable incidents on the construction worksite to the appropriate regional office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) by telephone or telegraph immediately after their occurrence. Defines the term "reportable incident" as one that: (1) causes serious injury or death; (2) could have caused serious injury or death, as determined by the E-A; (3) involves a structural failure that leads to a collapse of a building; or (4) involves … | 2025-08-28T20:08:28Z | |
| 100-hr-4857 | 100 | hr | 4857 | A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act to make a technical change. | Labor and Employment | 1988-06-16 | 1988-10-17 | Became Public Law No: 100-495. | House | Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] | MT | D | W000520 | 3 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to provide that funds available for expenditure on or after June 30, 1988, and obligated for any program year shall remain available until expended for the following programs authorized by part D (National Activities) of title IV (Federally Administered Programs) of such Act: (1) research and demonstration; (2) pilot projects; (3) evaluation; and (4) training and technical assistance. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-s-2527 | 100 | s | 2527 | Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act | Labor and Employment | 1988-06-16 | 1988-08-04 | Became Public Law No: 100-379. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 23 | (Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #225 (72-23)) Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act - Prohibits an employer from ordering a plant closing or mass layoff until the end of a 60-day period after the employer serves written notice of a proposal to issue such an order to: (1) the representative of the affected employees, or if there is no representative, to each affected employee; and (2) the State dislocated worker unit and the affected local government. Defines "employer" as any business enterprise that employs: (1) 100 or more employees, excluding part-time employees; or (2) 100 or more employees who in the aggregate work at least 4,000 hours per week (excluding overtime). Defines "plant closing" as the permanent or temporary shutdown of a single site of employment, or one or more facilities or operating units within a single site of employment, if the shutdown results in an employment loss at the single site of employment during any 30-day period for 50 or more employees excluding any part-time employees. Defines "mass layoff" as a reduction in force which is not the result of a plant closing and results in an employment loss (excluding part-time employees) at the single site of employment during any 30-day period for: (1) at least 33 percent of the employees and at least 50 employees; or (2) at least 500 employees. Defines "part-time employee" as one who is employed for an average of fewer than 20 hours per week or who has been employed for fewer than six of the 12 months preceding the date of required notice. Defines "employment loss" as: (1) an employment termination, other than a discharge for cause voluntary departure, or retirement; (2) a layoff exceeding six months; or (3) a reduction in hours of work of more than 50 percent during each month of any six-month period. Sets forth exclusions from such definition. Provides, in the case of a sale of part or all of an employer's business, that the responsibility for providing notice for any plant closing or layoff rests with: (1) the s… | 2022-12-13T14:26:27Z | |
| 100-s-2528 | 100 | s | 2528 | Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act | Labor and Employment | 1988-06-16 | 1988-06-29 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 23 | Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act - Prohibits an employer from ordering a plant closing or mass layoff until the end of a 60-day period after the employer serves written notice of a proposal to issue such an order to: (1) the representative of the affected employees, or if there is no representative, to each affected employee; and (2) the State dislocated worker unit and the affected local government. Defines "employer" as any business enterprise that employs: (1) 100 or more employees, excluding part-time employees; or (2) 100 or more employees who in the aggregate work at least 4,000 hours per week (excluding overtime). Defines "plant closing" as the permanent or temporary shutdown of a single site of employment, or one or more facilities or operating units within a single site of employment, if the shutdown results in an employment loss at the single site of employment during any 30-day period for 50 or more employees, excluding any part-time employees. Defines "mass layoff" as a reduction in force which is not the result of a plant closing and results in an employment loss (excluding part-time employees) at the single site of employment during any 30-day period for: (1) at least 33 percent of the employees and at least 50 employees; or (2) at least 500 employees. Defines "part-time employee" as one who is employed for an average of fewer than 20 hours per week or who has been employed for fewer than six of the 12 months preceding the date of the required notice. Defines "employment loss" as: (1) an employment termination, other than a discharge for cause voluntary departure, or retirement; (2) a layoff exceeding six months; or (3) a reduction in hours of work of more than 50 percent during each month of any six-month period. Excludes from such definition closings or layoffs resulting from part or all of the employer's business being: (1) sold, if the purchaser either agrees to offer employment to the employee with no more than a six-month break in employment or, within 30 days after the … | 2025-08-28T20:05:20Z | |
| 100-s-2518 | 100 | s | 2518 | Construction Safety and Health Improvement Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-06-15 | 1988-07-18 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department. | Senate | Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] | CT | R | W000253 | 2 | Construction Safety and Health Improvement Act of 1988 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the Act) to provide for construction industry accident reporting, recordkeeping, investigation, and work-suspension procedures, for a permit system for hazardous construction operations, and for health and safety planning and supervision of all construction projects. Involves professional engineer-architects in such procedures. Increases civil and criminal violations and penalties under the Act. Defines a Professional Engineer-Architect (E-A) as an individual who: (1) has attained, through engineering education and science, a thorough knowledge of mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences and principles and methods of engineering analysis and design; and (2) is registered, where permitted, as a professional engineer in the State where such work is to be performed. Defines serious injury as one requiring professional medical treatment. Defines hazard analysis as a report: (1) detailing the potential safety hazards (including structural collapses, cave-ins, fires, flooding or other water hazards, explosions, and lightning) that could occur on a construction site throughout the construction process; and (2) containing instructions and provisions for the prevention or handling of potential safety hazards. Sets forth incident reporting, recordkeeping, and investigation procedures relating to construction site accidents. Requires the E-A responsible for the worksite to: (1) immediately investigate any incident upon its occurrence; and (2) report all reportable incidents on the construction worksite to the appropriate regional office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) by telephone or telegraph immediately after their occurrence. Defines the term "reportable incident" as one that: (1) causes serious injury or death; (2) could have caused serious injury or death, as determined by the E-A; (3) involves a structural failure that leads to a collapse of a building; or (4) involves… | 2025-08-28T20:05:29Z | |
| 100-s-2512 | 100 | s | 2512 | A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal its minimum wage requirement. | Labor and Employment | 1988-06-14 | 1988-06-29 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] | NH | R | H000951 | 0 | Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to repeal its minimum wage requirement. Provides that any reference to such requirement in any other Federal law shall be of no force and effect on or after the date of enactment of this Act. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-s-2507 | 100 | s | 2507 | Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act | Labor and Employment | 1988-06-13 | 1988-06-29 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 0 | Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act - Prohibits an employer from ordering a plant closing or mass layoff until the end of a 60-day period after the employer serves written notice of a proposal to issue such an order to: (1) the representative of the affected employees, or, if there is no representative, to each affected employee; and (2) the State dislocated worker unit and the affected local government. Defines "employer" as any business enterprise that employs: (1) 100 or more employees, excluding part-time employees; or (2) 100 or more employees who in the aggregate work at least 4,000 hours per week (excluding overtime). Defines "plant closing" as the permanent or temporary shutdown of a single site of employment, or one or more facilities or operating units within a single site of employment, if the shutdown results in an employment loss at the single site of employment during any 30-day period for 50 or more employees, excluding any part-time employees. Defines "mass layoff" as a reduction in force which is not the result of a plant closing and results in an employment loss (excluding part-time employees) at the single site of employment during any 30-day period for: (1) at least 33 percent of the employees and at least 50 employees; or (2) at least 500 employees. Defines "part-time employee" as one who is employed for an average of fewer than 20 hours per week or who has been employed for fewer than six of the 12 months preceding the date of required notice. Defines "employment loss" as: (1) an employment termination, other than a discharge for cause, voluntary departure, or retirement; (2) a layoff exceeding six months; or (3) a reduction in hours of work of more than 50 percent during each month of any six-month period. Excludes from such definition closings or layoffs resulting from part or all of the employer's business being: (1) sold, if the purchaser either agrees to offer employment to the employee with no more than a six-month break in employment or, within 30 days after the pur… | 2025-08-28T20:05:17Z | |
| 100-s-2491 | 100 | s | 2491 | Veterans Services Improvements Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-06-09 | 1988-06-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 1 | Veterans Services Improvements Act of 1988 - Requires the Secretary of Labor to provide in offices in each State: (1) information concerning employment assistance under the Job Training Partnership Act and the Veterans' Job Training Act, employment assistance and unemployment compensation under the trade adjustment assistance program and any other program administered by the Employment and Training Administration, educational assistance for veterans and under the Adult Education Act, veterans' training and rehabilitation programs, and services available in connection with the job bank and job matching program established under this Act; (2) all forms necessary for applying for services, claiming benefits, and resolving questions under such programs; (3) assistance in applying for such services and benefits; and (4) administrative services for accepting and forwarding application forms for such programs to the appropriate department or agency of the Federal Government or of a State. Requires the Secretary of Labor to establish and carry out a nationwide computerized job bank and job matching program for veterans, armed forces reserve members, and individuals recently discharged or released from the armed forces. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the use of Job Training Partnership Act funds and other sources of funds for such program. | 2025-08-28T20:05:27Z | |
| 100-s-2488 | 100 | s | 2488 | Parental and Medical Leave Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-06-08 | 1988-10-07 | Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 863. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 29 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Labor and Human Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 100-447) Parental and Medical Leave Act of 1988 - Title I: General Requirements for Parental and Medical Leave - Entitles employees to unpaid parental and temporary medical leave. Makes this Act applicable to: (1) employers who employ 20 or more employees at any one worksite for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the current or preceding calendar year; and (2) employees who have been employed by such an employer for at least 12 months and for 900 hours of service during the previous 12-month period. Entitles employees to parental leave for ten workweeks during any 24-month period in cases involving the birth, adoption, or serious health condition of a child. Defines son or daughter as a biological, adopted, or foster child, a stepchild, a legal ward, or a child of a de facto parent, who is: (1) under 18 years of age; or (2) 18 years of age or older and incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability. Entitles employees to temporary medical leave for 13 workweeks during any 12-month period in cases involving inability to work because of a serious health condition. Provides that such leave (i.e., parental or temporary medical leave) may be without pay. Allows employees to substitute other types of paid leave to cover part of such leave period. Requires the employee, in any case in which the necessity for such leave is foreseeable based on planned medical treatment or supervision, to: (1) make a reasonable effort to schedule the treatment or supervision so as not to disrupt unduly the employer's operations; and (2) provide prior notice in a reasonable and practicable manner. Sets forth conditions for certification for such leave. Sets forth employment and benefits protections relating to such leave. States that employers are not prohibited from requiring an employee on such leave to report to them periodically on the employee's status and intention to return to work. Prohi… | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-hr-4690 | 100 | hr | 4690 | Plant-Opening and Jobs Creation Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-05-25 | 1988-11-10 | Provisions of Measure Incorporated Into H.R.4333. | House | Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-31] | NY | R | K000086 | 24 | Plant-Opening and Jobs Creation Act of 1988 - Title I: General Tax Incentives - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the tax rate on capital gains realized by corporations from: (1) 34 percent to 15 percent in the case of the alternative tax; and (2) 20 percent to 15 percent in the case of the minimum tax. Restores the permitted exclusion from the gross income of an employee of up to $5,250 of educational assistance provided under an employer's educational assistance program. (Under current law the exclusion expired as of January 1, 1988.) Eliminates the increase in both employer and employee tax rates under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (social security taxes) scheduled to go into effect in 1990 and thereafter. Reduces the unemployment tax rate from 6.2 percent to 6.0 percent as of 1989. (Under current law the reduction becomes effective in 1991). Title II: Enterprise Zones - Enterprise Zone Development and Employment Act of 1988 - Subtitle A: Designation of Enterprise Zones - Provides for the designation of enterprise zones by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary) for purposes of providing tax and regulatory relief and improving local services. Specifies that States and local governments shall nominate areas for designation. Limits to 100 the total number of areas that may be designated as enterprise zones. Limits the period during which: (1) the Secretary has authority to designate zones; and (2) the designations may remain in effect. Authorizes the Secretary to designate a zone only if the area meets certain locational, demographic, unemployment and poverty requirements. Requires nominating local governments, as a condition of the Secretary's designation, to agree in writing to follow a course of action that may include reducing tax rates, improving local services, simplifying or streamlining regulation of business, and providing job training to residents of the area. Describes areas to which the Secretary must give preference in selecting nominated areas for des… | 2025-08-28T20:08:59Z | |
| 100-s-2430 | 100 | s | 2430 | Enterprise Zone Development and Employment Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-05-25 | 1988-05-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI] | WI | R | K000019 | 2 | Title I: General Tax Incentives - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the tax rate on capital gains realized by corporations from: (1) 34 percent to 15 percent in the case of the alternative tax; and (2) 20 percent to 15 percent in the case of the minimum tax. Restores the permitted exclusion from the gross income of an employee of up to $5,250 of educational assistance provided under an employer's educational assistance program. (Under current law the exclusion expired as of January 1, 1988.) Eliminates the increase in both employer and employee tax rates under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (social security taxes) scheduled to go into effect in 1990 and thereafter. Reduces the unemployment tax rate from 6.2 percent to 6.0 percent as of 1989. (Under current law the reduction becomes effective in 1991). Title II: Enterprise Zones - Enterprise Zone Development and Employment Act of 1988 - Subtitle A: Designation of Enterprise Zones - Provides for the designation of enterprise zones by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary) for purposes of providing tax and regulatory relief and improving local services. Specifies that States and local governments shall nominate areas for designation. Limits to 100 the total number of areas that may be designated as enterprise zones. Limits the period during which: (1) the Secretary has authority to designate zones; and (2) the designations may remain in effect. Authorizes the Secretary to designate such zones only if the area meets certain locational, demographic, unemployment and poverty requirements. Requires nominating local governments, as a condition of the Secretary's designation, to agree in writing to follow a course of action that may include reducing tax rates, improving local services, simplifying or streamlining regulation of business, and providing job training to residents of the area. Describes areas to which the Secretary must give preference in selecting nominated areas for designation as enterprise zones. Requires the … | 2025-08-28T20:07:03Z | |
| 100-hr-4675 | 100 | hr | 4675 | A bill to amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to extend through the fiscal year 1989 the authority contained in such Act related to drug abuse prevention activities. | Labor and Employment | 1988-05-24 | 1988-07-29 | Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 851. | House | Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] | NY | D | O000159 | 0 | Amends the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to extend through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations for drug abuse prevention activities. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hr-4652 | 100 | hr | 4652 | A bill to encourage the advance notification of major employment reductions, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 1988-05-19 | 1988-07-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Schuette, Bill [R-MI-10] | MI | R | S000143 | 32 | Declares it to be the policy of the United States that employers should give reasonable advance notice to employees affected by major employment reductions. Directs the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to encourage: (1) employers to comply with such policy, both directly and by communications with trade associations and other employer organizations; and (2) employer organizations to develop codes of ethics or other mechanisms to publicize and promote such policy among their members. Directs the Secretary to: (1) collect data on the extent to which businesses give or do not give advance notice of major employment reductions, as well as on the circumstances surrounding such reductions; and (2) compile such data and, on request, make it available to the Congress. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) investigate flagrant instances in which such reductions occur without advance notice; and (2) publicize the facts and circumstances surrounding such instances. Directs the Secretary to make recommendations to deter such occurrences. Requires each government contractor who is required to file a written affirmative action compliance program (pursuant to regulations issued under a specified Executive Order) to specify as an appendix to such program the minimum period of advance notice, and any exceptions thereto, that the contractor will give of major employment reductions. Provides that the substance of such appendix shall not be subject to review or approval by the Secretary or the contracting agency. Provides that nothing in this Act shall be considered to require any advance notice that would interfere with an employer's ability to raise financing necessary to prevent major employment reductions or otherwise impede the continuance of operations. | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 100-hr-4595 | 100 | hr | 4595 | A bill to provide for an additional, optional indicator for making available extended unemployment compensation benefits under the Federal-State Extended Unemployed Compensation Act of 1970. | Labor and Employment | 1988-05-12 | 1988-05-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. | House | Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-17] | MI | D | L000263 | 2 | Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to allow States to provide by law for an additional, optional indicator for making available extended unemployment compensation benefits. Bases such State "on" or "off" indicator on whether the weekly average rate of individuals exhausting regular unemployment compensation benefits for the week in question and the preceding 12 weeks exceeded 25 percent. Directs the Secretary of Labor to compile, on a weekly basis for each State, statistics on the number of individuals receiving their first regular benefits for their current benefit years and the number of individuals exhausting such benefits. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-s-2376 | 100 | s | 2376 | A bill to encourage the advance notification of major employment reductions, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 1988-05-12 | 1988-05-25 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department. | Senate | Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] | IN | R | Q000007 | 5 | Declares it to be the policy of the United States that employers should give reasonable advance notice to employees affected by major employment reductions. Directs the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to encourage: (1) employers to comply with such policy, both directly and by communications with trade associations and other employer organizations; and (2) employer organizations to develop codes of ethics or other mechanisms to publicize and promote such policy among their members. Directs the Secretary to: (1) collect data on the extent to which businesses give or do not give advance notice of major employment reductions, as well as on the circumstances surrounding such reductions; and (2) compile such data and, on request, make it available to the Congress. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) investigate flagrant instances in which such reductions occur without advance notice; and (2) publicize the facts and circumstances surrounding such instances. Directs the Secretary to make recommendations to deter such occurrences. Requires each government contractor who is required to file a written affirmative action compliance program (pursuant to regulations issued under a specified Executive Order) to specify as an appendix to such program the minimum period of advance notice, and any exceptions thereto, that the contractor will give of major employment reductions. Provides that the substance of such appendix shall not be subject to review or approval by the Secretary or the contracting agency. Provides that nothing in this Act shall be considered to require any advance notice that would interfere with an employer's ability to raise financing necessary to prevent major employment reductions or otherwise impede the continuance of operations. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-hr-4568 | 100 | hr | 4568 | Law Enforcement National Labor-Management Relations Act | Labor and Employment | 1988-05-11 | 1988-07-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1] | MO | D | C000488 | 1 | Law Enforcement National Labor-Management Relations Act - Declares it to be the policy of the United States to recognize the rights of law enforcement officers employed by States, local governments, and territories and possessions of the United States to organize and bargain collectively. Establishes procedures for settlement of disputes between such employees and their employers. Sets forth the rights of such officers as employees, and the rights of their employee organizations. Obliges each such employee to pay a representation fee to the exclusive representative if it has been recognized for the employees in an appropriate collective bargaining unit. Sets forth procedures for such recognition and exclusive representation. Sets forth an impasse procedure. Provides for appointment of an arbitration panel. Sets forth provisions for: (1) hearing before arbitration panels; (2) records, transcripts, and decisions; (3) awards and enforcement; and (4) arbitration costs. Sets forth unfair labor practices which are unlawful for an employer or an employee organization or exclusive representative to commit. Sets forth the nature of the duty to bargain. Empowers the Commission to prevent any person from engaging in any unfair labor practice enumerated under this Act. Sets forth complaint procedures. Sets forth a no strike provision. Prohibits any law enforcement officer or exclusive representative from engaging in a strike or inducing, encouraging, or condoning any strike, work stoppage, slowdown, or withholding of services by law enforcement officers. Sets forth this Act's relation to other laws. Makes this Act, with a specified exception, the exclusive method for regulating the relationship between employers and their law enforcement officer employees in regard to all matters covered by the Act, preempting any provision of any Federal, State, or local law which is inconsistent with it. Allows any State, city, or territory or possession of the U.S. which establishes a system substantially equivalent to the one est… | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 100-hres-445 | 100 | hres | 445 | Fair Employment Relations Resolution | Labor and Employment | 1988-05-11 | 1988-08-10 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] | CO | D | S000142 | 20 | Fair Employment Relations Resolution - Title I: Amendments to House Rules - Amends rules XLIII and XI of the House of Representatives, relating to employment practices. Prohibits discrimination against the handicapped under such rules. Provides that, in interpreting such rules the principles of title VII (Equal Employment Opportunities) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall govern to the extent practicable so that the prohibitions against discrimination under the rules are as broad as similar prohibitions under such Acts. Title II: Fair Employment Relations Board - Establishes as an office of the House the House Fair Employment Relations Board (the Board). Directs the Board to: (1) establish policies for the implementation and enforcement of the rules against employment discrimination; (2) supervise the actions of the Director of the House Fair Employment Relations Office; and (3) hear complaints alleging violations of such rules. Authorizes the Board to appoint hearing examiners for such complaints. Title III: House Fair Employment Relations Office - Establishes as an office of the House the House Fair Employment Relations Office (the Office). Provides that the Office shall be headed by a Director appointed by the Board. Directs the Office, in addition to functions and duties imposed on it by title IV of this Act, to: (1) develop procedures to implement Board policies to encourage full compliance with equal employment opportunity rules by all Members, officers, and employees of the House; and (2) perform other functions prescribed by the Board. Directs the Office to gather and maintain information with respect to: (1) each category of employees and individuals afforded equal employment opportunity under specified House rules, including, to the extent possible, information on job applicants; and (2) the employment practices of committees and offices. Requires the Director, with Board approval, to … | 2025-08-28T20:09:16Z | |
| 100-hr-4552 | 100 | hr | 4552 | A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for an employer to hire, or threaten to hire, permanent replacement workers during the first 10 weeks of any strike. | Labor and Employment | 1988-05-10 | 1988-07-20 | Executive Comment Requested from Labor. | House | Rep. Brennan, Joseph E. [D-ME-1] | ME | D | B000798 | 22 | Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for an employer to hire, or threaten to hire, permanent replacement workers during the first ten weeks of any strike (or to enter into agreements for such purposes). | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 100-s-2343 | 100 | s | 2343 | Pension Portability Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-04-28 | 1988-04-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] | IN | R | Q000007 | 0 | Pension Portability Act of 1988 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require pension plans, including annuity plans, to provide that any single-sum distribution from the plan, with respect to an employee whose present nonforfeitable accrued benefit is $3,500 or less, be made as a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer within ten days of the employee's designation of another individual retirement plan. Requires reporting in connection with such transfers. Excludes transferred amounts from gross income for income tax purposes. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to permit tax-exempt rollovers of amounts attributable to employee contributions. Prescribes special rules to govern the administration of such transfers in connection with individual retirement accounts and annuities. Imposes an excise tax, to be paid by the responsible trustee, on any failure to comply with a proper transfer request within the required period. Prescribes a rate of one percent of the unconsummated transfer for each day the request remains unfilled, with a $10 minimum and $100 maximum per day. Places liability with the person responsible for honoring the request. Amends IRC and ERISA provisions to require that distributions from individual retirement accounts and annuities be made only with the consent of the participant or beneficiary and in accordance with a timely application in accordance with the terms of the plan. Prescribes acceptable forms of distribution. Imposes an excise tax on each failure of an individual retirement plan to provide spousal survivor benefits. Fixes the rate at five percent of the amount credited to the employee under the plan immediately before the failure first occurs. Imposes a subsequent 100 percent tax when the failure is not corrected within a specified time. Amends ERISA to define an "IRA pension plan" (individual retirement accounts and annuities and their combinations) and to prescribe their treatment, applying to them general… | 2025-08-28T20:05:33Z | |
| 100-s-2284 | 100 | s | 2284 | Employer Reversion Moratorium Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-04-14 | 1988-04-25 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 7 | Employer Reversion Moratorium Act of 1988 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit distributions to an employer, before October 1, 1989, of plan assets in connection with any single-employer defined benefit plan termination announced on or after March 9, 1988. Makes plan fiduciaries jointly and severally liable for breach of fiduciary duty unless assets distributed upon plan termination are either distributed to plan participants and beneficiaries or paid into a trust whose terms provide for final disposition in accordance with applicable law in effect on October 1, 1989. Requires the dissolution of such a trust and the distribution of its assets during the month of October 1989. | 2025-08-28T20:07:25Z | |
| 100-hr-4305 | 100 | hr | 4305 | Uniform Health and Safety Whistleblowers Protection Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-03-30 | 1988-05-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and Safety. | House | Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | H000367 | 2 | Uniform Health and Safety Whistleblowers Protection Act of 1988 - Sets forth uniform procedures to protect employees who engage in whistleblowing with respect to employer activities which endanger employee or public health and safety. Prohibits employers from discharging or discriminating against any employee who: (1) discloses (or demonstrates an intent to disclose) an employer activity, policy, or practice that the employee reasonably believes is a violation of Federal law that creates a danger to the health or safety of the employee, other employees, or the public; (2) assists or participates (or demonstrates an intent to do so) in a proceeding with respect to an employee activity, policy, or practice that the employee reasonably believes creates a danger to the health or safety of the employee, other employees, or the public, or with respect to administration of this Act; or (3) refuses to participate in an employer activity, policy, or practice that the employee reasonably believes poses an imminent and substantial danger to the health or safety of the employee, other employees, or the public. Voids as contrary to public policy any waiver or modification of employee rights under this Act, except under certain settlements or dispute resolutions. Makes this Act inapplicable to employees who, acting without direction from the employer, deliberately cause a violation of Federal law. Sets forth procedures for remedy of violation under this Act. Provides for filing complaints with the Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards Administration in the Department of Labor (the Assistant Secretary). Directs the Assistant Secretary to investigate such complaints and to issue orders providing relief where appropriate. Provides for administrative law hearings upon request when such orders are not issued, or are questioned. Allows the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to determine whether or not to intervene on behalf of the complainant in such hearings. Provides for an administrative appeal procedure. Makes the deci… | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 100-s-2217 | 100 | s | 2217 | Service Workers Protection Act | Labor and Employment | 1988-03-25 | 1988-03-30 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department. | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 2 | Service Workers Protection Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that a specified prohibition against certification of labor organizations representing both "guards" and other employees, for collective bargaining unit purposes, is to be applied only in the case of "plant security guards" whose primary responsibility is to prevent employee disorder and misconduct. | 2025-08-28T20:07:58Z | |
| 100-s-2218 | 100 | s | 2218 | A bill to amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to prohibit collection of certain overpayments unless existing regulatory requirements are met and the Secretary of Labor establishes that the beneficiary has engaged in fraud or willful misconduct. | Labor and Employment | 1988-03-25 | 1988-03-30 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to prohibit collection of certain overpayments under the Black Lung Benefits program unless existing regulatory requirements are met and the Secretary of Labor establishes in a judicial or administrative proceeding that the individual has engaged in fraud or willful misconduct. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-s-2196 | 100 | s | 2196 | A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit an employee to take compensatory time off in lieu of compensation for overtime hours, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 1988-03-18 | 1988-03-25 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department. | Senate | Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] | WY | R | W000092 | 0 | Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit an employee to take compensatory time off in lieu of compensation for overtime hours. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-hr-4178 | 100 | hr | 4178 | A bill to amend the Federal Unemployment Tax Act with respect to employment performed by certain employees of educational institutions. | Labor and Employment | 1988-03-16 | 1988-03-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. | House | Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-3] | CA | D | M000249 | 18 | Amends the Federal Unemployment Tax Act to provide for discretionary (currently mandatory) denial of unemployment benefits between academic terms to employees serving educational institutions in nonprofessional positions. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-s-2175 | 100 | s | 2175 | A bill to provide for an additional, optional indicator for making available extended unemployment compensation benefits under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970. | Labor and Employment | 1988-03-16 | 1988-03-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 4 | Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to provide for an additional optional indicator for making available extended unemployment compensation benefits. Allows a State to provide by law that the determination whether there has been a State "on" or "off" indicator (beginning or ending any extended benefit period) shall be made on the basis of the rate of individuals exhausting regular unemployment compensation benefits. | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 100-hr-4111 | 100 | hr | 4111 | Employer Reversion Moratorium Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-03-09 | 1988-03-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1] | MO | D | C000488 | 112 | Employer Reversion Moratorium Act of 1988 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit distributions to an employer, before October 1, 1989, of plan assets in connection with any single-employer defined benefit plan termination announced on or after March 9, 1988. Makes plan fiduciaries jointly and severally liable for breach of fiduciary duty unless assets distributed upon plan termination are either distributed to plan participants and beneficiaries or paid into a trust whose terms provide for final disposition in accordance with applicable law in effect on October 1, 1989. Requires the dissolution of such a trust and the distribution of its assets during the month of October 1989. | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 100-hr-4063 | 100 | hr | 4063 | A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to permit North Carolina and South Carolina to continue to employ 17-year old school bus drivers under certain conditions until June 15, 1988. | Labor and Employment | 1988-03-02 | 1988-03-17 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7] | NC | D | R000436 | 16 | Directs the Secretary of Labor to permit North Carolina and South Carolina to continue to employ 17-year-old school bus drivers until June 15, 1988, under certain conditions and notwithstanding specified provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hr-4051 | 100 | hr | 4051 | A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to permit North Carolina to continue to employ 17-year old school bus drivers under certain conditions until June 15, 1988. | Labor and Employment | 1988-03-01 | 1988-03-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards. | House | Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7] | NC | D | R000436 | 10 | Directs the Secretary of Labor to permit North Carolina to continue to employ 17-year-old school bus drivers until June 15, 1988, under certain conditions and notwithstanding specified provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-s-2095 | 100 | s | 2095 | Uniform Health and Safety Whistleblowers Protection Act | Labor and Employment | 1988-02-25 | 1988-07-26 | Subcommittee on Labor. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 6 | Uniform Health and Safety Whistleblowers Protection Act - Sets forth uniform procedures to protect employees who engage in whistleblowing with respect to employer activities which endanger employee or public health and safety. Prohibits employers from discharging or discriminating against any employee who: (1) discloses (or demonstrates an intent to disclose) an employer activity, policy, or practice that the employee reasonably believes is a violation of Federal law that creates a danger to the health or safety of the employee, other employees, or the public; (2) assists or participates (or demonstrates an intent to do so) in a proceeding with respect to an employee activity, policy, or practice that the employee reasonably believes creates a danger to the health or safety of the employee, other employees, or the public, or with respect to administration of this Act; or (3) refuses to participate in an employer activity, policy, or practice that the employee reasonably believes poses an imminent and substantial danger to the health or safety of the employee, other employees, or the public. Voids as contrary to public policy any waiver or modification of employee rights under this Act, except under certain settlements or dispute resolutions. Makes this Act inapplicable to employees who, acting without direction from the employer, deliberately cause a violation of Federal law. Sets forth procedures for remedy of violations under this Act. Provides for filing complaints with the Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards Administration in the Department of Labor (the Assistant Secretary). Directs the Assistant Secretary to investigate such complaints and to issue orders providing relief where appropriate. Provides for administrative law hearings upon request when such orders are not issued, or are questioned. Allows the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to determine whether or not to intervene on behalf of the complainant in such hearings. Provides for an administrative appeal procedure. Makes the decision of… | 2025-08-28T20:05:30Z | |
| 100-hr-3994 | 100 | hr | 3994 | A bill to extend the coverage of certain Federal labor laws to foreign flagships. | Labor and Employment | 1988-02-24 | 1988-03-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1] | MO | D | C000488 | 1 | Extends to certain foreign flagships and other vessels coverage under the National Labor Relations Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 100-hr-3920 | 100 | hr | 3920 | A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal its minimum wage and overtime requirements. | Labor and Employment | 1988-02-08 | 1988-02-08 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26] | TX | R | A000217 | 1 | Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal its minimum wage and overtime requirements. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-s-2004 | 100 | s | 2004 | A bill to provide that the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act and the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, shall apply to employees at the Metropolitan Washington Airports, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 1988-01-26 | 1988-02-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor. | Senate | Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] | MD | D | S000064 | 0 | Amends the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 (the Act) to provide that the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act and the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 shall apply to employees at the Metropolitan Washington Airports covered by the Act. Provides that, subject to such amendment, any labor organization that is the exclusively recognized representative of any group of such employees shall remain the exclusive representative. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-hr-3851 | 100 | hr | 3851 | A bill to amend the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 to establish a presumption of eligibility for disability benefits in the case of certain coal miners who filed claims under Part C of such Act between July 1, 1973, and April 1, 1980. | Labor and Employment | 1988-01-25 | 1988-02-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards. | House | Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11] | PA | D | K000008 | 0 | Amends the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 to provide for a presumption of disability due to pneumoconiosis with respect to certain coal miners whose claims were filed during a specified period under the Black Lung Benefits Program. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hr-3857 | 100 | hr | 3857 | Black Lung Benefits Eligibility Clarification Act of 1988 | Labor and Employment | 1988-01-25 | 1988-02-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] | WV | D | R000011 | 5 | Black Lung Benefits Eligibility Clarification Act of 1988 - Amends the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 to provide for a rebuttable presumption of disability due to pneumoconiosis with respect to certain coal miners whose claims were filed during a specified period under the Black Lung Benefits Program. Establishes such presumption if a single piece of qualifying evidence is presented. Provides that other relevant medical evidence shall be considered only in connection with rebuttal of the presumption. | 2025-08-28T20:08:02Z | |
| 100-hr-3829 | 100 | hr | 3829 | A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act to require accreditation or certification of providers of training and education under that Act. | Labor and Employment | 1987-12-21 | 1988-02-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-15] | FL | R | S000303 | 0 | Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to require accreditation or certification of providers of training and education under such Act. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hr-3831 | 100 | hr | 3831 | A bill to amend Part C of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 to provide for a rebuttable presumption of disability due to pneumoconiosis with respect to certain coal miners whose claims arose under such part. | Labor and Employment | 1987-12-21 | 1988-02-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards. | House | Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-3] | WV | D | W000654 | 0 | Amends the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 to provide for a rebuttable presumption of disability due to pneumoconiosis with respect to certain coal miners whose claims were filed during a specified period under the Black Lung Benefits Program. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-s-1969 | 100 | s | 1969 | Unemployment Training and Improvement Act of 1987 | Labor and Employment | 1987-12-18 | 1987-12-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 1 | Unemployment Training and Improvement Act of 1987 - Title I: Demonstration Projects - Directs the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to promote training programs for individuals receiving unemployment compensation by: (1) developing model criteria for States; (2) providing technical assistance to States; and (3) making available information concerning State laws and regulations. Requires State Governors to designate State agencies to determine approval of training programs for participation by unemployment insurance recipients and approval of individuals' participation in such programs. Directs the Secretary to collect data annually on the implementation of such programs and to report to the Congress within one year. Amends the Social Security Act to provide for interest credits to a State's account in the Unemployment Trust Fund in the amount paid by the State as unemployment compensation to individuals in training. Requires States to report quarterly to the Secretary on training programs for unemployment insurance recipients. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on such programs and on State regulations and procedures to comply with specified Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to unemployment compensation. Provides that activities under this title shall not be taken into consideration in determining whether there has been a net decrease in the solvency of any State unemployment compensation system. Title II: Self-Employment - Self-Employment Opportunity Act of 1987 - Provides for a demonstration program in which at least five States would be permitted to provide unemployment compensation to individuals for the purpose of funding self-employment. Sets forth factors that the Secretary must consider in selecting States for such program. Requires program agreements to provide that: (1) each eligible individual, for a four-year benefit period, shall be entitled to receive adjustment assistance in the form of self-employment allowances; and (2) such individual shall not be eligible to … | 2025-08-28T20:08:46Z | |
| 100-s-1904 | 100 | s | 1904 | Polygraph Protection Act of 1987 | Labor and Employment | 1987-12-01 | 1988-03-03 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 13 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 1212 passed in lieu) Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 - Prohibits any employer from: (1) requiring or suggesting that an employee or prospective employee take a lie detector test; (2) using lie detector test results; or (3) taking employment action against an employee or prospective employee who refuses to take a lie detector test or institutes or testifies in a proceeding under or related to this Act. Requires the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to prepare notices setting forth such prohibitions. Requires employers to post such notices. Provides civil penalties for violations of this Act. Grants the Secretary authority to restrain violations of this Act. Allows employees and prospective employees to bring civil actions against any employer who violates the provisions of this Act. Exempts from coverage under this Act: (1) Federal, State, and local governments; (2) certain Federal contractors; (3) tests conducted pursuant to the performance of intelligence or counterintelligence functions, or Federal security clearances; (4) certain security personnel and other security services; and (5) nuclear power plant employees. Provides a limited exemption under which an employer may request certain employees to submit to a polygraph test if the test is administered in connection with an ongoing investigation involving economic loss or injury to the employer's business, including theft, embezzlement, misappropriation, or an act of unlawful industrial espionage or sabotage. Specifies reporting requirements of the employer under such circumstances. Requires the employer to comply with applicable State and local laws and any negotiated collective bargaining agreement that limits or prohibits the use of lie detector tests on employees. Declares that such limited exemption does not apply if an employee is discharged, dismissed, disciplined, or discriminated against in any manner on the basis of the results of one or more polygraph tests or the refusal to take a polygraph t… | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-hr-3671 | 100 | hr | 3671 | Youth Employment Services Act of 1987 | Labor and Employment | 1987-11-20 | 1988-01-12 | Executive Comment Requested from Labor. | House | Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] | MD | D | M000687 | 30 | Youth Employment Services Act of 1987 - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a demonstration program for employment opportunities for severely disadvantaged youth. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to carry out such programs with specified funds. Defines an eligible severely disadvantaged youth as one who: (1) is between 16 and 20 years old; (2) is economically disadvantaged; (3) has dropped out of elementary or secondary school, or has received a secondary school degree but whose reading and mathematics skills are both below the eighth grade level; (4) has not participated in an education or training program in nine months preceding the month in which he or she enrolls in the program under this Act; and (5) has less than 150 hours work experience in a specified nine-month period. Requires program grant applicants to form eligible partnerships, which shall include a public agency or private nonprofit organization and a business concern or association. Allows program funds to be used for: (1) individual assessment; (2) intensive basic skills training combined with vocational training and/or work experience; (3) support services; (4) job development and placement services; (5) a monitoring period after program completion, with support services to assist in retaining employment or advancing toward an educational degree; and (6) other appropriate services to further job placement. Sets forth provisions relating to the allocation and number of demonstration grants. Set forth program agreement requirements. Sets forth provisions for program payments and the Federal share of program costs. Directs the Secretary to evaluate services provided by eligible partnerships funded under this Act. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on such evaluation. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 to carry out this Act. | 2025-08-28T20:07:02Z | |
| 100-s-1854 | 100 | s | 1854 | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to include and regulate a polygraph as a medical device under such Act, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 1987-11-05 | 1987-11-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] | IN | R | Q000007 | 0 | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to regulate a polygraph as a medical device under such Act. Amends the Civil Rights Act to make it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to sanction polygraph testing procedures which include questions for an employee or an applicant for employment concerning race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for an employer to sanction polygraph testing procedures which include questions for an employee or applicant for employment concerning membership in or opinions concerning a labor organization. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-hr-3560 | 100 | hr | 3560 | A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to the right to organize of certain security personnel. | Labor and Employment | 1987-10-28 | 1987-11-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1] | MO | D | C000488 | 5 | Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that a specified prohibition against certification of labor organizations representing both "guards" and other employees, for collective bargaining unit purposes, is to be applied only in the case of plant security guards whose primary responsibility is to prevent employee disorders and misconduct of employees. | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 100-hr-3566 | 100 | hr | 3566 | Occupational Disease Prevention Act of 1987 | Labor and Employment | 1987-10-28 | 1987-11-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and Safety. | House | Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] | VT | R | J000072 | 1 | Occupational Disease Prevention Act of 1987 - Title I: Hazard Communication Standard Amendment - Directs the Secretary of Labor within one year after this Act's enactment to amend the hazard communication standard contained in specified Federal regulations to: (1) require employers to notify current employees of their right to obtain information from their previous employers and current employers; and (2) require employers to transmit health hazard notices to former employees. Directs the Secretary to: (1) consider specified factors in the process of the rulemaking proceedings related to the promulgation of the hazard communication standard amendment; and (2) prescribe methods and procedures for the enforcement of recordkeeping requirements relating to employee exposure to certain potentially toxic materials or harmful physical agents. Requires all Federal agencies with the responsibility for establishing health and safety standards for workers not covered under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to promulgate a hazard communication standard consistent with that promulgated by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to prepare and distribute public service announcements informing current and former employees concerning: (1) their rights to information and training, including rights of access to employee exposure and medical records; and (2) the availability of material safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals. Establishes within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration an Office of Hazards Communication to be responsible, among other things, for implementing the hazard communication standard and providing information to employers and to the public with respect to occupational hazards. Directs the Secretary, within one year of this Act's enactment, to promulgate revisions of standards (popularly known as Z-tables) related to employee exposure to various air contaminants and to develop means to ensure necessary updates to adjust permissible exposure limits. Describes the regulatory framework … | 2025-08-28T20:06:08Z | |
| 100-s-1811 | 100 | s | 1811 | Steel Retirement Benefits Funding Act of 1987 | Labor and Employment | 1987-10-22 | 1987-11-20 | Subcommittee on Labor. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 9 | Steel Retirement Benefits Funding Act of 1987 - Establishes a Steel Retirement Benefits Authority consisting of the Secretaries of the Treasury, Labor, and Commerce, the Executive Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), and one presidential appointee with experience in the steel industry. Requires the Authority to establish and operate the steel retirement benefits program and investment fund under this Act. Directs the Authority to agree to pay the qualified retirement benefits of a qualified steel corporation if such corporation will meet certain pension and health coverage requirements, certain asset transfer requirements, and other terms and conditions. Requires the Authority to assume liability for payment of the qualified retirement benefits and to pay a corporation in ten annual installments, each equal to one-tenth of the present value of the benefits plus interest. Requires that the Authority's payments be transferred directly to the trust which is part of the qualified pension plan from which the retirement benefits are paid. Allows such payments to be made to an employee welfare benefit plan to pay retiree health benefits in any plan year for which retirement benefits are fully funded. Provides that such payments will not be treated as trust or plan assets or as a contribution made by the corporation for certain Internal Revenue Code purposes. Provides that, if such an agreement is terminated, Authority payments will stop and benefit liability will revert to the corporation. Makes the corporation liable to the Authority at the time of such termination for any amounts paid out which exceed the value of the assets transferred. Provides that any excess value of such assets will revert to the corporation. Directs the Authority to issue and sell to the steel retirement benefits investment fund (established under this Act) obligations which are convertible to assets of corporations transferred to the Authority. Provides that such obligations shall be in amounts sufficient to make req… | 2025-08-28T20:06:03Z | |
| 100-s-1731 | 100 | s | 1731 | Youth Employment Services Act of 1987 | Labor and Employment | 1987-09-30 | 1988-04-27 | Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 31 | Youth Employment Services Act of 1987 - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a demonstration program for employment opportunities for severely disadvantaged youth. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to carry out such programs with specified funds. Defines an eligible severely disadvantaged youth as one who: (1) is between 16 and 20 years old; (2) is economically disadvantaged; (3) has dropped out of elementary or secondary school, or has received a secondary school degree but has both reading and mathematics skills below the eighth grade level; (4) has not participated in an education or training program in the nine months preceding the month in which he or she enrolls in the program under this Act; and (5) has less than 150 hours work experience in a specified nine-month period. Requires program grant applicants to form eligible partnerships, which shall include a public agency or private nonprofit organization and a business concern or association. Allows program funds to be used for: (1) individual assessment; (2) intensive basic skills training combined with vocational training and/or work experience; (3) support services; (4) job development and placement services; (5) a monitoring period after program completion, with support services to assist in retaining employment or advancing toward an educational degree; and (6) other appropriate services to further job placement. Sets forth provisions relating to the allocation and number of demonstration grants. Set forth program agreement requirements. Sets forth provisions for program payments and the Federal share of program costs. Directs the Secretary to evaluate services provided by eligible partnerships funded under this Act. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on such evaluation. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990 to carry out this Act. | 2025-08-28T20:05:29Z | |
| 100-hr-3359 | 100 | hr | 3359 | Opportunities for Employment Preparation Act of 1987 | Labor and Employment | 1987-09-29 | 1987-10-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] | NY | D | O000159 | 16 | Opportunities for Employment Preparation Act of 1987 - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act (the Act) to establish a program of targeted assistance for severely economically disadvantaged individuals. Defines "severely economically disadvantaged" as individuals who have received benefits under Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) provisions of the Social Security Act for two years or more, who have been unemployed or without steady employment for two years or more, and who are not eligible under title III (Employment and Training Assistance for Dislocated Workers) of the Act. Requires the job training program in each service delivery area to establish a feeder system using community-based organizations to conduct outreach and provide preemployment services to severely economically disadvantaged individuals. Requires such outreach and feeder system to include: (1) skills assessment; (2) registration with the Bureau of Employment Security; (3) preemployment training, including an eight-week internship; (4) employment training, including vocational, adult, and community college and other postsecondary programs; and (5) on-the-job and other employment preparation activities available under the Act. Requires preemployment services to include: (1) educational preparation and basic skills development to increase literacy and computational skills; (2) programs to strengthen attitude and motivation for work; (3) guidance and counseling to assist with occupational choice and selection of employment preparation programs; (4) counseling, referral and follow-up for those experiencing personal or family problems; and (5) parenting and home and family living skills, including nutrition and health education, targeted to teenage parents. Requires supportive services, including child care and transportation assistance, to be given to program participants. Provides that program participants will not lose any other Federal benefits because of program participation. Requires State plans to include descriptions of coor… | 2025-08-28T20:08:56Z | |
| 100-hr-3280 | 100 | hr | 3280 | A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from the overtime requirements of that Act certain individuals employed in the cleaning of carpets or fabrics. | Labor and Employment | 1987-09-16 | 1987-10-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards. | House | Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] | IN | D | J000033 | 3 | Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from the overtime requirements of such Act individuals employed in the cleaning of carpets or fabrics at the site where the carpets or fabrics are located. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hr-3213 | 100 | hr | 3213 | Unemployment Insurance Reemployment Demonstration Projects Act | Labor and Employment | 1987-08-07 | 1987-09-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. | House | Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-17] | MI | D | L000263 | 2 | Unemployment Insurance Reemployment Demonstration Projects Act - Title I: Basic Demonstration Project Requirements and Service Delivery System - Directs the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to establish, before July 1, 1988, and carry out demonstration projects during FY 1988 through 1990 to assist at least five States in the following ways. Requires such projects to determine methods of identifying, early during their unemployment insurance (UI) entitlement period, dislocated UI recipients (defines dislocated UI recipients as dislocated workers who are receiving unemployment compensation payments, likely to exhaust such unemployment insurance benefits, and likely to have difficulty becoming reemployed in a similar job). Requires such projects to develop model integrated service delivery systems for providing: (1) screening of unemployment insurance recipients to identify dislocated UI recipients; (2) intake of dislocated UI recipients; and (3) referral of such individuals to early intervention reemployment services. Requires such projects to demonstrate the effectiveness of such services under a variety of conditions. Requires such projects to demonstrate new or innovative methods of facilitating rapid reemployment of dislocated UI recipients, including relocation assistance, reemployment bonuses, self-employment allowances, and economic adjustment allowances. Requires such projects to evaluate activities under this Act. Requires such projects to be carried out pursuant to cooperative agreements with States. Sets forth characteristics of such agreements. Directs the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements, to be effective for a three-year period, with at least five States that meet specified conditions. Directs the Secretary to give priority consideration to States that meet specified selection criteria. Directs the Secretary to certify to the Secretary of the Treasury any State with which an agreement is entered under this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments to each cer… | 2025-08-28T20:07:13Z | |
| 100-hr-3229 | 100 | hr | 3229 | A bill to amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to provide that a drug abuser shall not be considered a handicapped individual for purpose of that Act, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 1987-08-07 | 1987-09-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-15] | FL | R | S000303 | 2 | Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to exclude any individual who uses or is addicted to illegal drugs from the definition of an individual with handicaps, for purposes of specified provisions. Amends specified Federal law which prohibits discrimination against Federal employees or applicants for Federal employment to provide that such prohibition shall not be construed to permit or require the employment of an individual who uses illegal drugs. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-s-1621 | 100 | s | 1621 | A bill to amend the Davis-Bacon Act to modify the provisions of such Act prescribing the minimum wages to be paid laborers, mechanics, and helpers employed on public construction projects, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 1987-08-07 | 1987-09-14 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] | NH | R | H000951 | 6 | Amends the Davis-Bacon Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to base the determination of the wages prevailing for the corresponding classes of laborers, mechanics, and helpers on: (1) the wage paid to 50 percent or more of the corresponding classes of laborers, mechanics, and helpers employed on similar private industry projects in the urban or rural civil subdivision of the State (or the District of Columbia) in which the work is to be performed; or (2) if the same wage is not being paid to 50 percent or more of such workers, the weighted average of the wages paid to such workers. Increases the threshold amount of a Federal contract covered by such Act from $2,000 to $100,000 or, in the case of Department of Defense contracts, $1,000,000. Provides that helpers of a class of laborers or mechanics shall be considered as a separate class, with their prevailing wages to be determined on the basis of the corresponding class of helpers. Authorizes the Secretary, in making a wage determination, to limit the use of helpers employed at a particular site. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-s-1624 | 100 | s | 1624 | Self-Employment Opportunity Act of 1987 | Labor and Employment | 1987-08-07 | 1987-09-14 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 0 | Self-Employment Opportunity Act of 1987 - Provides for a demonstration program in which at least five, but not more than ten, States would be permitted to provide unemployment compensation to individuals for the purpose of funding self-employment. Sets forth factors that the Secretary must consider in selecting States for such program. Requires program agreements to provide that: (1) each eligible individual, for a three-year benefit period, shall be entitled to receive adjustment assistance in the form of self-employment allowances; and (2) such individual shall not be eligible to receive extended or other additional compensation with respect to such benefit year or regular compensation if the State makes payment in lieu of regular compensation. Makes eligible with respect to any benefit year, for purposes of this Act, any individual who: (1) is eligible to receive regular compensation under the State law during such benefit year; (2) submits an application to the State agency for a self-employment allowance under this Act; and (3) meets applicable State requirements. Limits the number of individuals who may be considered as eligible individuals during a given year. Provides that the aggregate amount of a self-employment allowance for any individual for any benefit year shall be equal to the maximum amount of regular, extended, or other additional compensation which would be payable to such individual for such benefit year. Permits eligible individuals to file applications for self-help allowances with State agencies responsible for administering agreements under this Act. Requires a State to pay a self-help allowance on a weekly basis. Prohibits a State from offering self-employment allowances unless it is implementing a program that is approved by the Secretary and designed to select and assist individuals for self-employment, monitor such employment, and provide for a complete evaluation of the use of such allowances. Provides that State and Federal requirements relating to availability for work, active s… | 2025-08-28T20:07:08Z | |
| 100-hr-3086 | 100 | hr | 3086 | A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to apply to welfare plans restrictions which currently apply to pension plans preventing cutbacks in benefits upon a merger or consolidation of plans or transfers of assets or liabilities between plans. | Labor and Employment | 1987-08-04 | 1987-08-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] | TX | D | B000880 | 0 | Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit all employee benefit plans (not just pension plans, as at present) from merging or consolidating or transferring their assets or liabilities unless each plan participant receives benefits after such transfer which are either equal to or greater than the benefits received before such transfer. Applies this Act to mergers and transfers occurring on or after April 12, 1984. | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 100-hr-3096 | 100 | hr | 3096 | Commission on Federal Voluntary Services Opportunities for Young People Act of 1987 | Labor and Employment | 1987-08-04 | 1987-08-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Sikorski, Gerry E. [D-MN-6] | MN | D | S000407 | 0 | Commission on Federal Voluntary Service Opportunities for Young People Act of 1987 - Establishes the Commission on Federal Voluntary Service Opportunities for Young People. Directs the Commission to study: (1) opportunities in the Federal Government for young people (age 17 to 24) to perform voluntary public service; and (2) the effect on Federal employees of improving the quality and expanding the number of such opportunities. Directs the Commission to include in such study an assessment of specified factors, including the desirability and feasibility of assigning some of such volunteers to State and local projects. Requires the Commission to consult with young people and representatives of groups most likely to be adversely affected by improving and increasing such opportunities. Requires the Commission to report, with recommendations, on such study. Directs the Commission, within one year after its first meeting, to transmit its report to the President and specified congressional officers. Terminates the Commission 60 days after submission of its report. | 2025-08-28T20:05:31Z | |
| 100-hr-3067 | 100 | hr | 3067 | A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the treatment of certain terminated plans. | Labor and Employment | 1987-07-30 | 1988-06-16 | See H.R.2969. | House | Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16] | OH | R | R000141 | 2 | Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide that if any single-employer plan is terminated and, as of the termination date, the contributing sponsor of such plan is under the jurisdiction of a court in a case under Federal bankruptcy law, then nothing in ERISA or any other provision of law shall be construed as permitting the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to treat such plan as not terminated unless such court approves such treatment. | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 100-hr-3031 | 100 | hr | 3031 | A bill to amend title XII of the Social Security Act with respect to the repayment of advances made to certain States under such title, and to place a certain limitation on the reduction in credits for the tax imposed under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act. | Labor and Employment | 1987-07-28 | 1987-08-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. | House | Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1] | LA | R | L000371 | 0 | Amends title XII (Advances to State Unemployment Funds) of the Social Security Act to provide that a State with long-term unemployment problems and an insolvent unemployment compensation program shall not be charged with interest attributable to periods during FY 1987 unless such State fails to meet specified requirements. Requires such a State during each of FY 1988 through 1991 to: (1) carry out its unemployment compensation system without increasing its balance of advances at the end of each such year; and (2) repay advances so that it has no balance of advances remaining at the end of FY 1991. Amends the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, in the case of any such State which meets the above requirements, to state that the reduction in specified credits otherwise applicable to taxpayers subject to the unemployment compensation law of such State for any taxable year beginning with taxable year 1988 shall not exceed the reduction which was in effect with respect to such State for taxable year 1987. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-s-1555 | 100 | s | 1555 | Construction Labor Reform Act of 1987 | Labor and Employment | 1987-07-28 | 1987-07-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Construction Labor Reform Act of 1987 - Amends the Davis-Bacon Act by increasing the contract coverage threshold to $100,000 (or $1,000,000 in the case of Department of Defense contracts). Provides that mechanics and laborers employed on contracts pursuant to such Act shall be paid no less often than twice a month (rather than once a week). Prohibits division of a project into smaller contracts to avoid Davis-Bacon Act coverage. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, where such a division has occurred, to require: (1) retroactive incorporation of all the provisions which would have been required; and (2) compensation for payment to each affected laborer and mechanic of the difference in wage rates, with interest. Removes specified authority of the Comptroller General from such Act. Provides that, in accordance with specified regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor, wages found to be due laborers and mechanics under such Act shall be paid directly to them from accrued payments withheld under the contract. Provides that any sums due to laborers or mechanics under such Act and not paid because of inability to do so within three years, shall revert to or be deposited into the Treasury. Directs the Administrator of General Services to distribute a list to all departments of the Government giving the names of persons or firms that the Secretary of Labor has found to have disregarded their obligations to employees and subcontractors. Applies the $100,000 contract coverage threshold to federally assisted construction under related Acts requiring a Davis-Bacon wage determination. Amends the Copeland Act to require submission at least twice per month of a statement of compliance with labor standards provisions of applicable law, certifying the payroll of employees during the preceding period, and coverage each week any contract work is performed. Makes specified provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act, relating to the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and documents, applicable to the j… | 2025-08-28T20:08:36Z | |
| 100-s-1556 | 100 | s | 1556 | Service Contract Threshold Increase Act of 1987 | Labor and Employment | 1987-07-28 | 1987-07-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Service Contract Threshold Increase Act of 1987 - Amends the Service Contract Act of 1965 to increase the coverage threshold to $100,000 for non-military contracts and $1,000,000 for military contracts. Changes specified references to the Comptroller General to references to the Administrator of General Services. | 2025-08-28T20:07:28Z | |
| 100-hr-2987 | 100 | hr | 2987 | A bill to amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that, in the case of participants meeting certain minimum requirements as of the date of termination of the plan, early retirement pension benefits under the plan shall be guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and shall commence no later than as specified in applicable plan provisions. | Labor and Employment | 1987-07-22 | 1987-08-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Nagle, Dave R, [D-IA-3] | IA | D | N000003 | 0 | Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that, in the case of participants meeting certain minimum requirements as of the date of plan termination, early retirement pension benefits under the plan shall be guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and shall commence no later than as specified in applicable plan provisions. | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 100-hr-2951 | 100 | hr | 2951 | A bill to require laboratories in drug testing programs used by private employers to meet certain Federal standards. | Labor and Employment | 1987-07-15 | 1987-08-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6] | OK | D | E000184 | 0 | Prohibits any employer from taking adverse action against any employee or applicant based on the results of a drug test conducted by a laboratory which fails to meet the requirements of this Act. Requires any laboratory which conducts drug testing to: (1) meet the mandatory requirements established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; (2) require a confirmatory test when an initial screening is positive; and (3) provide guidelines to employers on the collection and handling of specimens. Provides civil penalties for violations of this Act. | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 100-hr-2863 | 100 | hr | 2863 | PBGC Bankruptcy Priority Improvement Act of 1987 | Labor and Employment | 1987-07-01 | 1988-06-16 | See H.R.2969. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000534 | 0 | PBGC Bankruptcy Priority Improvement Act of 1987 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve the priority in bankruptcy proceedings for unsecured claims of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to recover employer liability on termination of or withdrawal from certain pension plans. | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 100-hr-2865 | 100 | hr | 2865 | Pension Plan Protection Act of 1987 | Labor and Employment | 1987-07-01 | 1987-08-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000534 | 0 | Pension Plan Protection Act of 1987 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to authorize the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to require security as a condition of certain pension plan funding waivers and extensions. Provides that such security may be required of single-employer defined benefit plans where: (1) accumulated funding deficiencies exceed $1,000,000; and (2) the fair market value of the assets of the plan does not exceed 70 percent of an amount equal to the present value of benefits under the plan which would be treated as accrued were the plan terminated on the determination date. Provides that, if any benefit under the plan is payable under an irrevocable commitment from an insurer, the fair market value of such commitment and the present value of the benefits payable under such commitment shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the asset/benefit ratio. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide the PBGC with information to carry out such security requirements. Decreases the amount of accumulated funding deficiencies exempt from waiver limitations. Authorizes the PBGC to require security for a pension plan where the fair market value of the assets of a single-employer defined benefit plan does not exceed 70 percent of the present value of accrued benefits under the plan. Provides that, if any benefit under the plan is payable under an irrevocable commitment from an insurer, the fair market value of such commitment and the present value of the benefits payable under such commitment shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the asset/benefit ratio. Provides for imposition of a lien where there is a failure to provide the requested security. | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 100-hr-2870 | 100 | hr | 2870 | Economic Bill of Rights Act | Labor and Employment | 1987-07-01 | 1987-11-24 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Hayes, Charles A. [D-IL-1] | IL | D | H000388 | 25 | Economic Bill of Rights Act - Lists certain recognized economic rights of Americans (along with specified legislation deemed necessary to assure such rights), which include: (1) the right to useful paid employment; (2) the right to earn enough to provide an adequate living; (3) the right of every farmer to raise and sell agricultural products at a return which will provide a decent family living; (4) the right of every business to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition; (5) the right of every family to a decent home; (6) the right to adequate medical care; (7) the right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment; and (8) the right to a good education. Directs the President to transmit to the Congress a staged program to establish conditions under which the rights set forth in this Act may be secured. Requires all Federal departments, agencies, and commissions to plan and carry out their programs in a manner designed to establish and maintain conditions under which such rights may be secured. Requires the Joint Economic Committee to monitor the actions taken under this Act and report its conclusions to the Congress. Establishes the Commission on Economic Rights to: (1) promote education and public discussion of the economic rights set forth in this Act; and (2) study the extent to which new conditions and problems require extensions of or amendments to such rights. Directs the Commission to report to the Congress and the President within two years of enactment of this Act. Directs the President to submit a budget request necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its work. | 2025-08-28T20:07:27Z | |
| 100-hr-2828 | 100 | hr | 2828 | Telecommunications Employees' Protection Act of 1987 | Labor and Employment | 1987-06-29 | 1987-08-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2] | WA | D | S001115 | 99 | Telecommunications Employees' Protection Act of 1987 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish certain reemployment rights for employees who have lost employment as a consequence of the divestiture of the Bell system. Requires, to the extent that the dominant long distance common carrier (AT&T), the regional common carriers, the Bell operating companies, or their respective subsidiaries and affiliates (all of which shall be called the "telecommunications companies") continue to need the work of eligible protected positions performed, that such work be performed by employees of such companies. Requires the telecommunications companies (after any appropriate seniority, layoff and recall, or force adjustment provisions in applicable collective bargaining agreements have been satisfied) to afford to eligible protected employees the first right of hire for any eligible protected positions for which they are qualified by training and experience over any persons who have not theretofore been employees of such companies. Defines eligible protected employee as one who on December 31, 1983, was serving in an eligible position as an employee of one of the telecommunications companies, and who has been or is laid off or terminated for other than cause. Requires the telecommunications companies to credit eligible protected employees as possessing the training and experience they would normally have acquired in their former position had they not been laid off or terminated since December 31, 1983. Makes service credit the basis of selection if training and experience are substantially equal. Provides that, upon rehire, an eligible protected employee shall be subject to any seniority, layoff and recall, or force adjustment provisions contained in any applicable collective bargaining agreements. Requires the monthly listing of eligible protected positions in an available and accessible manner. Requires the telecommunications company which laid off or terminated them to pay moving expenses and certain reimbursement … | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 100-hr-2781 | 100 | hr | 2781 | Pension and Health Benefits Protection Act of 1987 | Labor and Employment | 1987-06-25 | 1987-06-25 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7] | TX | R | A000215 | 1 | Pension and Health Benefits Protection Act of 1987 - Title I: Withdrawal or Transfer of Excess Assets from Single Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to permit withdrawal or transfer of excess assets from single employer defined benefit pension plans without plan termination. Sets forth limitation on the amounts of such withdrawals. Reduces the amount of a permitted withdrawal where the employer made a prior withdrawal within five years. Applies certain limits to withdrawals in the case of plan mergers or spinoffs. Sets forth procedures relating to withdrawals. Requires notice to be given to employees and the Secretary of the Treasury. Provides that the amount of such a withdrawal shall be included in the gross income of the employer maintaining the plan, for income tax purposes. Makes an exception for amounts transferred to other qualified retirement plans or health benefits plans which are nondiscriminatory. Makes such provisions regarding withdrawals inapplicable: (1) to any amount distributed to or on behalf of an employee (or his beneficiaries) if such amount could have been so distributed before termination of such plan without violating specified requirements; or (2) to any distribution to the employer which is otherwise allowable under specified provisions. Provides that, if an employer withdraws any assets from a defined benefit plan which holds employee contributions, or transfers excess plan assets from such a plan to any other plan, then the accrued benefits of the plan participants shall be increased by the amount of excess plan assets which would have been allocated to employee contributions under specified ERISA provisions immediately before the date of the withdrawal or transfer. Provides that such increase shall be in addition to all other accrued benefits under the plan. Makes such provisions inapplicable to any transfer of excess plan assets if the portion of excess plan assets being transf… | 2025-08-28T20:06:39Z | |
| 100-hr-2725 | 100 | hr | 2725 | National Training Incentives Act of 1987 | Labor and Employment | 1987-06-18 | 1987-07-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] | CT | R | J000163 | 32 | National Training Incentives Act of 1987 - Declares that it is the policy and responsibility of the Federal Government to encourage cooperation between employers and employees to promote training programs which will assist employees, should they be displaced from the work force, in training for a trade or occupation for which present and future employment opportunities exist. Title I: Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Relating to Employee Training - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an employee training credit for employers. Adds such employee training credit to those credits which are included in the current year business credit for purposes of determining the general business income tax credit for a taxable year. Makes such employee training credit for any taxable year equal to 25 percent of the excess, if any, of: (1) the qualified training expenses of the taxpayer for such taxable year, over (2) the base period training expenses of such taxpayer. Defines "qualified training expenses" as the aggregate amount of expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year in connection with the training of employees under approved training programs. Defines "base period training expenses" as the average of the qualified training expenses for each year in the base period. Defines "base period" as the five taxable years of the taxpayer immediately preceding the taxable year for which the determination is being made ("the determination year"). Sets forth transitional rules for the first four determination years beginning after December 31, 1984. Sets minimum base period training expenses by providing that, in the case of any determination year of the taxpayer for which the qualified training expenses exceed 200 percent of the base period training expenses, "50 percent of such qualified training expenses" shall be substituted for "the base period training expenses" in the formula to determine the amount of the credit. Defines "approved training program," for purposes of such employee… | 2025-08-28T20:07:12Z |
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