3.0.0 3796 2023-01-11T20:24:15Z 2023-01-11T20:24:15Z House H HR 2007-10-10 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Reported by 2007-10-25T21:18:25Z Markup by 2007-10-18T20:12:39Z Referred to 2007-10-10T14:09:30Z H. Rept. 110-410 2007-10-25 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 258. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00258 2007-10-25 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-410. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2007-10-25 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-410. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2007-10-18 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 18. Committee 2007-10-18 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2007-10-10 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2007-10-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 N K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2007-10-10 True K000172 Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] DALE KILDEE D MI E. 5 2007-10-10 True B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 2007-10-10 True M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2007-10-10 True S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2007-10-10 True K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2007-10-10 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2007-10-10 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2007-10-10 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2007-10-10 True H001040 Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] Phil Hare D IL 17 2007-10-23 False S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2007-10-23 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 2007-10-23 False H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2007-10-23 False 2007-10-25T04:00:00Z H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19255 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on October 18, 2007</p> 2007-10-25T04:00:00Z H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19255 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on October 18, 2007 Labor and Employment Civil actions and liability Congressional reporting requirements Damages Employee health benefits Employee rights Employers' liability Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publications Governmental investigations Grievance procedures Health Health insurance continuation Interest Law Layoffs Plant shutdowns Signs and signboards Trade adjustment assistance Unemployment insurance Wage restitution Labor and Employment 00 2007-10-10 Introduced in House 2007-10-25T21:10:30Z Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act - Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the Act) to redefine the terms "employer," "plant closing," and "mass layoff" for purposes of the Act.

Requires an employer to: (1) give 90-day written notice (under current law, 60-day) to employees and appropriate state and local governments before ordering a plant closing or mass layoff; (2) notify the Secretary of Labor of such closing or layoff; and (3) provide affected employees with information regarding benefits and services available to them, including unemployment compensation, trade adjustment assistance, COBRA benefits, and certain other services.

Requires the Secretary to notify the appropriate U.S. Senators and Members of the House of Representatives who represent the area where such closing or mass layoff is to occur.

Makes an employer who violates such notice requirements liable to the employee for, among other things, interest on back pay due the affected employee and an additional amount as liquidated damages for each day of the violation for up to 90 days (under current law, 60 days).

Authorizes an affected employee to file a complaint with the Secretary alleging a violation of the notice requirements. Requires the Secretary to investigate and attempt to resolve complaints of violations committed by an employer. Authorizes the Secretary to bring an action in court to recover on behalf of an affected employee any backpay (including interest), benefits, and liquidated damages due to the employee.

Requires an employer to post conspicuously upon its premises pertinent provisions of this Act and information on the filing of a complaint. Requires the Secretary to maintain a guide on the benefits and services available to affected employees.

Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to extend COBRA continuation coverage for certain qualified Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) eligible employees.

]]> 17 2007-10-25 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2008-01-23T17:34:33Z Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act - Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the Act) to redefine the terms "employer," "plant closing," "mass layoff", and "employees" for purposes of the Act.

Requires an employer to: (1) give 90-day written notice (under current law, 60-day) to employees (including part-time employees) and appropriate state and local governments before ordering a plant closing or mass layoff; (2) notify the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) of such closing or layoff; and (3) provide affected employees with information regarding benefits and services available to them, including unemployment compensation, trade adjustment assistance, COBRA benefits, and certain other services.

Requires the Secretary to notify the appropriate U.S. Senators and Members of the House of Representatives who represent the area where such closing or mass layoff is to occur.

Makes an employer who violates such notice requirements liable to the employee for, among other things, two days pay (under current law, back pay for each day of violation) multiplied by the number of days short of the required 90 day notice that was not given, including interest on such pay.

Authorizes an affected employee to file a complaint against the employer individually and/or with the Secretary alleging a violation of the notice requirements. Requires the Secretary to investigate and attempt to resolve complaints of violations committed by an employer. Authorizes the Secretary to bring an action in court to recover on behalf of an affected employee any backpay, interest, benefits, and liquidated damages due to the employee.

Requires an employer to post conspicuously upon its premises pertinent provisions of this Act and information on the filing of a complaint. Sets forth a civil penalty for willful violation of such requirement. Provides that the rights and remedies provided in this Act can't be waived. Requires the Secretary to maintain a guide on the benefits and services available to affected employees.

Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to extend COBRA continuation coverage for certain qualified Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) eligible employees.

]]> Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to minimize the adverse effects of employment dislocation, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act Short Titles as Introduced Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act Short Titles as Reported to House Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act H House Reported in House 2007-10-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3796rh/xml/BILLS-110hr3796rh.xml Introduced in House 2007-10-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3796ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3796ih.xml 2007-10-25 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 258. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.