Restoring Justice for Workers Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8691 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8691 To prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2024 Mr. Nadler (for himself and Mr. Scott of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Justice for Workers Act''. SEC. 2. PURPOSES. The purposes of this Act are to-- (1) prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that require arbitration of work disputes; (2) prohibit retaliation against workers for refusing to arbitrate work disputes; (3) provide protections to ensure that postdispute arbitration agreements are truly voluntary and with the informed consent of workers; and (4) amend the National Labor Relations Act to prohibit agreements and practices that interfere with employees' right to engage in concerted activity regarding work disputes. SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF CONCERTED ACTIVITY. (a) Agreements.--Section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(a)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(6)(A) to enter into or attempt to enforce any agreement, express or implied, whereby prior to a dispute to which the