SB 118-67: Worker's Bill of Rights - Passed

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Worker's Bill of Rights

Section A. This bill will be cited as the Worker's Bill of Rights

Section B. Rights:
1. This law will designate workers to the following:
a. The right to strike without fear of termination
b. The right to join or become part of a union and guild with no threat of retaliation
c. The right to report unfair, exploitive or abusive working conditions without the threat of retaliation as well as the right to privacy when reporting such conditions
d. The right to an equal wage regardless of sex, gender, disability, gender identity, national origin etc as well as the public display of wages for each position although people with a higher completed education may be paid more as long as there is no discrimination based off of the above group and other employees with the same education background are making the same amount of money.
e. The right to attend counseling sessions free of charge.

Family owned and operated businesses who do not hire non-family members are exempt from this law.

Section D. Implementation
This bill will take place effective immediately

Sponsor: Dwarven Dragon
Occupying: Slot 8

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

This legislation, which was last considered in the 116th Senate, would enact a variety of important labor standards.

[Vice President Christian Man]

I'm glad to see this reintroduced, I'm interested in cosponsoring.

[Joseph Cao]

If anything, we should have a right against HR departments.

Worker's Bill of Rights

Be it enacted in the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled,

Section A. Title
This bill will be cited as the Worker's Bill of Rights.

Section B. Rights
1. This law will designate workers to the following:
2. The right to strike without fear of termination
3. The right to join or become part of a union and guild with no threat of retaliation
4. The right to report unfair, exploitive or abusive working conditions without the threat of retaliation as well as the right to privacy when reporting such conditions
5. The right to an equal wage regardless of sex, gender, disability, gender identity, national origin etc as well as the public display of wages for each position although people with a higher completed education may be paid more as long as there is no discrimination based off of the above group and other employees with the same education background are making the same amount of money.
6. The right to attend counseling sessions free of charge.

Section C. Providing Psychological Support
1. All businesses will be required to hire an HR representative.
2. Furthermore in accordance to Section B #6, all businesses are required to hire a therapist who can regularly meet with workers outside of their scheduled shift. Businesses who choose not to hire a therapist or cannot find time to meet with a therapist must have sessions paid for by their employer.

Family owned and operated businesses who do not hire non-family members are exempt from this law.

Section DC. Implementation
This bill will take place effective immediately.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

no objection

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Amendment Adopted

[Joseph Cao]

Not retroactively changing my amendment but I'll let the record show that B.2-6 should have their numbering bumped up a level to B.1.a-e. The PPT may change the text at his discretion for minor operative fixes.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Motion for a final vote

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

A final vote is beginning.

Aye

[Vice President Christian Man]

Aye

[fhtagn]

Nay

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Aye

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Aye

[Dr. MB]

Aye

[reagente]

Nay

[Pyro]

Aye

[FT-02 Senator A.F.E. 🇵🇸🤝🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦]

AYE

[nerd73]

Aye

[Coastal Elitist]

Nay

[Jay 🏳️‍⚧️]

Aye

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Aye

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

PASSES 10-3-0-5

Worker's Bill of Rights

Section A. This bill will be cited as the Worker's Bill of Rights

Section B. Rights:
1. This law will designate workers to the following:
a. The right to strike without fear of termination
b. The right to join or become part of a union and guild with no threat of retaliation
c. The right to report unfair, exploitive or abusive working conditions without the threat of retaliation as well as the right to privacy when reporting such conditions
d. The right to an equal wage regardless of sex, gender, disability, gender identity, national origin etc as well as the public display of wages for each position although people with a higher completed education may be paid more as long as there is no discrimination based off of the above group and other employees with the same education background are making the same amount of money.
e. The right to attend counseling sessions free of charge.

Family owned and operated businesses who do not hire non-family members are exempt from this law.

Section D. Implementation
This bill will take place effective immediately