U.S. Congress - H.R.2978 Protecting American Jobs Act
H.R.2978 - Protecting American Jobs Act
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Protecting American Jobs Act as introduced.
- Official: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices. as introduced.
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Official Summary
9/20/2011--Introduced.Protecting American Jobs Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to repeal the authority of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to issue, and prosecute before the Board, complaints with respect to unfair labor practices. Repeals theOfficial Summary
9/20/2011--Introduced.Protecting American Jobs Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to repeal the authority of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to issue, and prosecute before the Board, complaints with respect to unfair labor practices. Repeals the prohibition against:(1) review of an administrative law judge's report by any person other than a Board member or legal assistant; and
(2) advice to or consultation with the Board by an administrative law judge with respect to exceptions taken to his or her findings, rulings, or recommendations. Limits the Board's rulemaking authority to rules concerning the internal functions of the Board. Prohibits the Board from promulgating rules that affect the substantive rights of a person, employer, employee, or labor organization. Revises Board powers to grant it the authority to investigate unfair labor practices, but repeals its power to prevent any person from engaging in them. Repeals the Board's power to issue a complaint against a person charging an unfair labor practice. Allows an aggrieved party to bring a civil action for relief (including injunctions) in U.S. district court or the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in cases where it appears that a person has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in an unfair labor practice.
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Obama's extraconstitutional NLRB appointments
If Congress wants to do something to protect its constitutional prerogatives beyond filing a lawsuit, it should take up Scott’s Protecting American Jobs Act — H.R.2978 — and forever remove the temptation to stack this formerly independent board to ..
MANNING: NLRB reform gains momentum
While maintaining the NLRB’s control over union organizing elections, Austin Scott’s H.R. 2978 would limit the power of the politically appointed board to only an advisory level on employment law issues, allowing disputes between organized labor and ..
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US House Defends Union Secret Ballot
This legislation, H.R. 2978, by Representative Austin Scott (R-GA), would prevent the NLRB from spending taxpayer dollars to fund lawsuits or serve as investigator, prosecutor, judge and jury in employment law cases, ...
US House Defends Union Secret Ballot
This legislation, H.R. 2978, by Representative Austin Scott (R-GA), would prevent the NLRB from spending taxpayer dollars to fund lawsuits or serve as investigator, prosecutor, judge and jury in employment law cases, ...
US House Defends Union Secret Ballot
This legislation, H.R. 2978, by Representative Austin Scott (R-GA), would prevent the NLRB from spending taxpayer dollars to fund lawsuits or serve as investigator, prosecutor, judge and jury in employment law cases, ...
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