US SB852 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 24 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-24 - 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 March 24 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-24 - 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
A Voice for Victims Act of 2015 This bill makes unenforceable any agreement between an employer and an employee to arbitrate a dispute with respect to a tort claim arising out of rape. This declaration applies to: any "employer" engaged in an industry affecting commerce who has 15 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks (excluding the United States, a corporation owned by the U.S. government, or any agency of the District of Columbia subject to competitive service, or a bona fide private membership club [other than a labor organization] which is exempt from federal taxation); and any "employee" except individuals elected to state public office, personal staff of such an officer, or policy-making appointees or immediate advisers to the office.
Title
A Voice for Victims Act of 2015
Sponsors
Sen. David Vitter [R-LA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-03-24 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Subjects
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor and employment
Labor-management relations
Sex offenses
Worker safety and health
Civil actions and liability
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor and employment
Labor-management relations
Sex offenses
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/852/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s852/BILLS-114s852is.pdf |