3.0.0 2994 2023-01-11T13:42:12Z 2023-01-11T13:42:12Z Senate S 2018-06-05 115 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-06-05T21:15:01Z EMPOWER Act 115 6406 HR 2018-07-17 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS 2018-06-05 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2018-06-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. N M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2018-06-05 True Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Assault and harassment offenses Civil actions and liability Congressional officers and employees Contracts and agency Corporate finance and management Crime victims Employment and training programs Employment discrimination and employee rights Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government liability Government studies and investigations Labor-management relations Library of Congress Marketing and advertising Merit Systems Protection Board Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Sex offenses Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination State and local government operations Labor and Employment 00 2018-06-05 Introduced in Senate 2019-04-16T19:19:56Z Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act-Part I or the EMPOWER Act-Part I

This bill makes it an unlawful practice for an employer to: (1) enter into a contract with an employee or applicant, as a condition of employment or employment status, if that contract contains a nondisparagement or nondisclosure clause that covers workplace harassment; and (2) enforce, or attempt to enforce, such a clause. This prohibition does not apply to a clause contained in a settlement agreement or separation agreement that resolves legal claims or disputes under specified conditions.

Notwithstanding signing any nondisparagement or nondisclosure clause, an employee or applicant retains any right that person would otherwise have had to report a concern about workplace harassment to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and other specified agencies and any right that person would otherwise have had to bring an action in a court of the United States.

The EEOC shall: (1) establish a confidential tip-line that supplements its existing process for submitting a charge of discrimination; and (2) provide for the development and dissemination of workplace training programs and information regarding workplace harassment, including sexual harassment.

]]> EMPOWER Act-Part I Display Title EMPOWER Act-Part I Official Title as Introduced A bill to deter, prevent, reduce, and respond to harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment, sexual assault, and harassment based on protected categories. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced EMPOWER Act-Part I Short Titles as Introduced Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act-Part I Introduced in Senate 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2994is/xml/BILLS-115s2994is.xml 2018-06-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.