3.0.0 4740 2023-01-15T04:49:18Z 2023-01-15T04:49:18Z House H HR 2004-06-25 108 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2004-07-15T16:32:59Z Referred to 2004-06-25T13:02:20Z 2004-07-15 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2004-06-25 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2004-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 N P000197 Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-8] NANCY PELOSI D CA 8 2004-06-25 True O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2004-06-25 True L000090 Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] TOM LANTOS D CA 12 2004-06-25 True P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2004-06-25 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2004-06-25 True H001031 Rep. Hoeffel, Joseph M. [D-PA-13] JOSEPH HOEFFEL D PA M. 13 2004-06-25 True S000044 Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1] MAX SANDLIN D TX 1 2004-06-25 True F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2004-06-25 True T000266 Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] JOHN TIERNEY D MA F. 6 2004-06-25 True F000392 Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] MARTIN FROST D TX 24 2004-06-25 True M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 2004-06-25 True D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2004-06-25 True S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 2004-06-25 True B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2004-06-25 True B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 2004-06-25 True W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2004-06-25 True M000627 Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] MARTIN MEEHAN D MA T. 5 2004-06-25 True B000944 Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] Sherrod Brown D OH 13 2004-06-25 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2004-06-25 True V000108 Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] PETER VISCLOSKY D IN J. 1 2004-06-25 True S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2004-06-25 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2004-06-25 True S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 2004-06-25 True D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2004-06-25 True K000008 Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11] PAUL KANJORSKI D PA E. 11 2004-06-25 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2004-07-09 False C000141 Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] Ben Cardin D MD 3 2004-09-21 False O000085 Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] JOHN OLVER D MA W. 1 2004-09-28 False E000250 Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] LANE EVANS D IL 17 2004-10-06 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] TIM RYAN D OH 17 2004-11-16 False Labor and Employment Civil actions and liability Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Damages Employee rights Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Labor statistics Layoffs Liability (Law) Location of industries Offshore manufacturing Punitive damages Signs and signboards Wage restitution Labor and Employment 00 2004-06-25 Introduced in House 2004-07-28T16:44:46Z Jobs for America Act of 2004 - Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to provide protections for employees relating to the offshoring of jobs.

Revises the definition of mass layoff to mean a reduction in force which is not the result of a plant closing and results in an employment loss at the single site of employment for a 30-day period for at least 50 employees.

Defines offshoring of jobs as any action taken by an employer the effect of which is to create, shift, or transfer work or facilities outside the United States and which results in an employment loss during any 30 day period for 15 or more employees.

Sets forth requirements for notices for offshoring of jobs.

Establishes requirements for posting of notice of rights by employers and for contents of annual reports by the Secretary of Labor.

Revises provisions relating to: (1) determinations with respect to employment loss; and (2) civil actions against employers.

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