3.0.0 8458 2023-01-11T13:44:51Z 2023-01-11T13:44:51Z House HR 2020-09-30 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 30, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TED LIEU of California:H.R. 8458.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Pursuant to Article 1, Section 8.[Page H5106]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-30T13:00:40Z 2020-09-30 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2020-09-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 N Finance and Financial Sector Age discrimination Assault and harassment offenses Business records Civil actions and liability Disability and health-based discrimination Employment discrimination and employee rights Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Lawyers and legal services Retail and wholesale trades Securities Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Finance and Financial Sector 00 2020-09-30 Introduced in House 2021-05-04T19:47:25Z Protections and Transparency in the Workplace Act

This bill requires issuers of securities to disclose regularly information related to claims of

  • discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), or national origin;
  • discrimination because of age;
  • discrimination on the basis of disability;
  • discrimination because of genetic information;
  • discrimination on the basis of status concerning service in a uniformed service;
  • sexual harassment; and
  • sexual assault or abuse.

In investigating claims of discrimination or harassment, an issuer must hire an independent, third-party law firm agreed to by all parties involved.

Issuers must implement discrimination and harassment training programs for employees, conduct an annual survey of employees to determine whether employees feel safe, and establish an anonymous whistleblower tip line.

]]> Protections and Transparency in the Workplace Act Display Title Protections and Transparency in the Workplace Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Protections and Transparency in the Workplace Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require public companies to provide sexual harassment claim disclosures in certain reports, to require public companies to implement mandatory sexual harassment training, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8458ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8458ih.xml 2020-09-30 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 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.