S.2909 - WORK Act
A bill to provide State programs to encourage employee ownership and participation in business decisionmaking throughout the United States, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)
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- Official: A bill to provide State programs to encourage employee ownership and participation in business decisionmaking throughout the United States, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: WORK Act as introduced.
- Short: Worker Ownership, Readiness and Knowledge Act as introduced.
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Official Summary
12/18/2009--Introduced.Worker Ownership, Readiness and Knowledge Act or the WORK Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish within the Department of Labor an Office of Employee Ownership and Participation to promote employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionmOfficial Summary
12/18/2009--Introduced.Worker Ownership, Readiness and Knowledge Act or the WORK Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish within the Department of Labor an Office of Employee Ownership and Participation to promote employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionmaking. Requires the Office Director, with federal grants and acting as an information clearinghouse, to:(1) support existing programs in the states designed to promote employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionmaking; and
(2) promote the formation of new such programs. Directs the Secretary to establish a program, administered by the Director, which is designed to foster employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionmaking throughout the United States.
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The purpose of the meeting was to educate the public on S. 2909 - Worker Ownership, Readiness and Knowledge Act (WORK Act) and S. 2914 - United States Employee Ownership Bank Act. The listed witnesses included the following: ...
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