S.575: EMPOWER Act—Part 1

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Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace harassment through Education and Reporting Act-Part I or the EMPOWER Act-Part I This bill prohibits the use of nondisparagement and nondisclosure clauses that cover workplace harassment in employment contracts and directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to take certain actions related to workplace harassment. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of nondisparagement and...

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Feb. 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 27, 2019

Introduced in the Senate by Kamala Harris (D-Calif.)

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