U.S. Congress - H.R.3596 United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act
H.R.3596 - United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act
To require a publicly available a list of all employers that relocate a call center overseas and to make such companies ineligible for Federal grants or guaranteed loans and to require disclosure of the physical location of business agents engaging in customer service communications. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To require a publicly available a list of all employers that relocate a call center overseas and to make such companies ineligible for Federal grants or guaranteed loans and to require disclosure of the physical location of business agents engaging in customer service communications. as introduced.
- Short: United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act as introduced.
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Official Summary
12/7/2011--Introduced.United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act - Requires a business enterprise that employs 50 or more employees, excluding part-time employees, or 50 or more employees who in the aggregate work at least 1,500 hours per week, exclusive of overtime, in aOfficial Summary
12/7/2011--Introduced.United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act - Requires a business enterprise that employs 50 or more employees, excluding part-time employees, or 50 or more employees who in the aggregate work at least 1,500 hours per week, exclusive of overtime, in a call center to notify the Secretary of Labor at least 120 days before relocating such center outside of the United States. Subjects violators to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 a day. Directs the Secretary to maintain and make publicly available a list of all such employers that relocate a call center. Requires such an employer to remain on the list for up to three years after each relocation. Makes such an employer ineligible for federal grants or federal guaranteed loans for five years after being added to the list, except where the employer demonstrates that a lack of such loan or grant would threaten national security, result in substantial job loss in the United States, or harm the environment. Requires the head of federal or state executive agency or military department, when awarding a civilian or defense-related contract, to give preference to a U.S. employer that does not appear on the list. Requires a business entity that initiates or receives a customer service communication to require each of its employees or agents participating in the communication to disclose their physical location at the beginning of each such communication unless all involved employees or agents are located in the United States. Exempts any communication:(1) initiated by a consumer if the consumer knows or reasonably should know that the employee or agent is located outside the United States, or
(2) related to the provision of emergency services. Requires such a business entity, upon request, to transfer a customer to a customer service agent who is physically located in the United States. Authorizes the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to exclude certain classes or types of business entities or customer services communications from the requirements of this Act under exceptionally compelling circumstances. Sets forth enforcement provisions.
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Organizations Supporting H.R.3596
- Communications Workers of America
Organizations Opposing H.R.3596
- None via MapLight at this time.
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H.R.3596 United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act
Serina
September 20, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 16th Congressional district of Pennsylvania. I support H.R.3596 - United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
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H.R.3596 United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act
johnny50
September 13, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of New York. I support H.R.3596 - United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
John Dura -
H.R.3596 United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act
chartrekker
August 17, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 44th Congressional district of California. I am writing as your constituent in the 44th Congressional district of California. I support H.R.3596 - United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
I am tired of Americans not having jobs while work is being sent overseas. All of you were elected to represent American...
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