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S. 1104 · 118th Congress · Labor and Employment

Protections for Socially Good Activities Act

Died in committee494 words Introduced Mar 30, 2023 · Latest action Mar 30, 2023

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How far it has goneStopped at 2 of 6 · Died in committee
  1. IntroducedMar 30, 2023 Done
  2. CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
  3. Senate floorNot yet Not reached yet
  4. House floorNot yet Not reached yet
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What it does

This bill specifies that certain activities do not establish an employment relationship between a franchisor and a franchisee (or their respective employees) for the purpose of certain federal labor laws.

Specifically, an employment relationship is not formed if the franchisor carries out activities that include

• providing, or otherwise requiring the use of, certain training or other materials related to sexual harassment, workplace violence, or discrimination;

• requiring the adoption of certain policies related to sexual harassment, workplace violence, or discrimination;

• requiring the adoption of a policy based on COVID-19; or

• providing personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in Senate” version · Mar 30, 2023

Who lobbies on it

No lobbying filing on file names S. 1104.

Organizations that named S. 1104 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.

Actions

2 actions · newest first
  1. Mar 30, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. Mar 30, 2023Introduced in Senate