[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2168 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2168

 To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the definition of 
                              supervisor.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 7, 2012

Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Harkin) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the definition of 
                              supervisor.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Re-empowerment of Skilled and 
Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act'' or the 
``RESPECT Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT.

    Section 2(11) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 
152(11)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and for a majority of the individual's 
        worktime'' after ``interest of the employer'';
            (2) by striking ``assign,''; and
            (3) by striking ``or responsibly to direct them,''.
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