Democrats in the House of Representatives are filling in the details of their massive tax and “reconciliation bill” that they hope to enact this year even without Republican support. When complete, the bill will include sections currently compiled by 13 different House Committees, which will then be considered by the House, and if approved, sent to the U.S. Senate for further action.
Although the bill is still being formulated by House Democrats and the timing for floor action is still up in the air, we now have enough information on the many provisions in the bill that would create major changes to workplace compliance to give our members a heads up as to what might occur.
This memorandum summarizes several of the more significant workplace provisions that should be of interest to employers, including provisions related to a national paid family and medical leave program, substantial increased funding for worksite enforcement, one-sided pro-union changes to national labor-management relations policy, increased civil penalties for labor and employment law violations, and revisions to immigration policy providing a path to legal status for certain classes of undocumented immigrants.
Members of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) can read more here.