US SB2412 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on June 2 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 2 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Worker Ownership, Readiness, and Knowledge Act or the WORK Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, to establish within the Employment and Training Administration an Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative to promote employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionmaking. Requires the Secretary to establish a program, which may include grants for outreach, technical assistance, and training, to encourage new and existing state programs designed to foster employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionmaking throughout the United States. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on progress related to employee ownership and participation in U.S. businesses.
Title
WORK Act
Sponsors
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-06-02 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Subjects
Corporate finance and management
Department of Labor
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Labor and employment
Labor-management relations
Department of Labor
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Labor and employment
Labor-management relations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2412/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2412/BILLS-113s2412is.pdf |