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Justice for Dislocated Workers Act

USA116th CongressHR-8583| House 
| Updated: 10/14/2020
Mark DeSaulnier

Mark DeSaulnier

Democratic Representative

California

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Financial Services Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Justice for Dislocated Workers Act This bill expands the notification requirement for plant closures and mass layoffs under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to include notices to Members of Congress. The bill provides that an employer's notice of a plant closing or mass layoff shall not be considered valid unless the employer, prior to serving such notice, covers the cost of an economic impact study to assess the economic impact of such an order. An employer who is not experiencing economic hardship and who orders a plant closing or mass layoff must make payments to the Impacted Workers Fund, created by this bill, to cover the financial losses of states resulting from such an order.
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Timeline
Oct 13, 2020
Introduced in House
Oct 13, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, 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.
Oct 14, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  • October 13, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • October 13, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, 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.


  • October 14, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Labor and Employment

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of LaborEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment and training programsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsLabor-management relationsMembers of CongressState and local government operations

Justice for Dislocated Workers Act

USA116th CongressHR-8583| House 
| Updated: 10/14/2020
Justice for Dislocated Workers Act This bill expands the notification requirement for plant closures and mass layoffs under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to include notices to Members of Congress. The bill provides that an employer's notice of a plant closing or mass layoff shall not be considered valid unless the employer, prior to serving such notice, covers the cost of an economic impact study to assess the economic impact of such an order. An employer who is not experiencing economic hardship and who orders a plant closing or mass layoff must make payments to the Impacted Workers Fund, created by this bill, to cover the financial losses of states resulting from such an order.
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Timeline
Oct 13, 2020
Introduced in House
Oct 13, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, 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.
Oct 14, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  • October 13, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • October 13, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, 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.


  • October 14, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Mark DeSaulnier

Mark DeSaulnier

Democratic Representative

California

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Financial Services Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of LaborEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment and training programsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsLabor-management relationsMembers of CongressState and local government operations