Bill > S1201

This bill, the Employee Rights Act, aims to reform the labor laws of the United States. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Requiring that employees be selected for the purposes of collective bargaining through a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), rather than being designated or selected. 2. Requiring employers to provide a voter list to a labor organization that has petitioned to represent employees, including employees' names and one additional form of personal contact information chosen by the employee. 3. Prohibiting the use of employee dues, fees, or contributions for purposes not directly related to the labor organization's collective bargaining or contract administration functions, unless the employee authorizes such expenditures in writing. 4. Harmonizing the definition of "employee" under the Fair Labor Standards Act with the common law rules, and clarifying the criteria for determining joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act. 5. Exempting Indian Tribes, and any enterprises or institutions owned and operated by Indian Tribes and located on their Indian lands, from the National Labor Relations Act.