Bill114th CongressFiled Mar 24, 2015Labor and Employment
S. 852
A Voice for Victims Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 24, 2015)
A Voice for Victims Act of 2015
This bill makes unenforceable any agreement between an employer and an employee to arbitrate a dispute with respect to a tort claim arising out of rape.
This declaration applies to:
- any "employer" engaged in an industry affecting commerce who has 15 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks (excluding the United States, a corporation owned by the U.S. government, or any agency of the District of Columbia subject to competitive service, or a bona fide private membership club [other than a labor organization] which is exempt from federal taxation); and
- any "employee" except individuals elected to state public office, personal staff of such an officer, or policy-making appointees or immediate advisers to the office.
What just happenedMar 24, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA](R-LA)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateMar 24, 2015
- Mar 24, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Mar 24, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate