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S. 2882, the Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act [text,
pdf], introduced in the Senate on December 15, 2009, by Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 relating to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors.
This legislation would close a tax loophole employers use to mis-classify workers as "independent contractors" and avoid paying various taxes which cheats employees out of worker's compensation, Social Security, Medicare, overtime pay and other benefits and protections due them. |
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H.R. 2067, the Protecting America’s Workers Act
A bill strengthen and modernize the Occupational Safety and
Health Act. Introduced by Rep Lynn C. Woolsey (CA-6) on
4/23/2009. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
This legislation: Establishes mandatory minimum penalties for violations involving worker deaths.
Allows felony prosecutions against employers
who commit willful violations that result in death or
serious bodily injury, and extends such penalties to
responsible corporate officers.
Prohibits OSHA from designating a citation as an
“unclassified citation” where an employer can avoid the
potential consequences of a “willful” violation.
Requires OSHA to investigate all cases of
death and serious injuries (i.e. incidents that result in
the hospitalization of 2 or more employees). Provides workers and employee
representatives the right to contest OSHA’s failure to
issue citations, classification of its citations, and
proposed penalties.
Gives injured workers, their families and families
of workers who died in work-related incidents the right
to meet with investigators, receive copies of citations,
and to have an opportunity to make a statement before
any settlement negotiations.
Allows any worker or their representative to object
to a modification or withdrawal of a citation, and
entitles them to a hearing before the Occupational
Safety and Health Review Commission.
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your US Representative
to support HR 2067 |
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S.560 and
H.R.1409, Employee Free Choice Act
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an
efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor
organizations and to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor
practices during the organizing efforts. |
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Ask
your US Senators to support S 560
Ask
your US Representative
to support HR 1409 |
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