,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjac ,mr4 
,grayson introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect       
employees f retaliation 9 ! workplace   
bas$ on actions tak5 to prote/ or try to
 improve work+ conditions4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,work]  
,anti-,retaliation ,act4  #b4           
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act--  7#a7 ! t]m   
employ] means any entity t--  7,a7      
employs employees2 &  7,b7 ^: annual    
gross rev5ue :5 add$ to ! annual gross  
rev5ue ( its p>5t corporation & all (   
its affiliat$ corporations exce$s       
#e1jjj1jjj 7exclusive ( excise taxes at 
! retail level t are sep>ately /at$72   
7#b7 ! t]m employee means ! common-law  
employees ( an employ]2  7#c7 ! t]m p>5t
 corporation means any corporation t    
owns or controls at lea/ #ea p]c5t ( !  
vot+ %>es or o!r equity 9 ! employ] or  
an affiliat$ corporation2 &  7#d7 ! t]m 

affiliat$ corporation means any         
corporation t %>es a common p>5t        
corporation ) an employ]4  #c4          
,prohibition on retaliation aga9/       
employees ,no employ]1 or any ( its     
ag5ts1 may dis*>ge or cause to be       
dis*>g$ or 9 any o!r mann] discrim9ate  
aga9/ or take or ?reat5 any adv]se      
action1 includ+ *anges 9 work+          
assignm5ts or conditions1 any employee  
because ! employee--  7#a7 dissem9at$   
any message on ! employ]'s prop]ty or   
else:]e1 includ+ ?r\gh images1 h&bill+1 
picket+1 "w /oppages1 or ga!r+ 9 gr\ps  
to prote/ conflicts ) employ]s or to    
help p]suade employ]s to *ange work+    
conditions1 provid$ ! employees d n h a 
repres5tative = ! purpose ( collective  
b>ga9+ & ! employee's actions--  7,a7 7 
n tak5 dur+ "w "t1 except dur+ a lawful 
"w /oppage2  7,b7 7 peaceful2 &  7,c7   
did n de/roy or damage prop]ty ( !      
employ] or block entrances or exits ( ! 
employ] or o!rwise imp$e ! op]ations ( !
 employ] or ! "w ( o!r employees2 or    

7#b7 plann$ any ( ! actions describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a71 or assi/$1 enc\rag$1 or  
support$ ano!r employee 9 engag+ 9 any  
su* actions4  #d4 ,presumption (        
unlawful acts ,any adv]se action        
describ$ 9 section #c1 levi$ aga9/ an   
employee engag+ 9 lawful actions )9 #ij 
days ( ! date ( ! employee's activity1  
%all be presum$ unlawful & may only be  
rebutt$ by cle> & conv9c+ evid5ce prov+ 
adv]se actions 7 tak5 = lawful reasons4 
#e4 ,private "r ( action  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al 
,any employee :o believes t he or %e has
 be5 dis*>g$1 discipl9$1 or o!rwise     
discrim9at$ aga9/ by an employ] or any (
 its ag5ts1 :e!r ! ag5t 0 op]at+ )9 !   
scope ( employm5t or )\t1 9 violation ( 
section #c 7or any class ( su*          
employees7 may br+ an action 9 a c\rt ( 
compet5t jurisdiction aga9/ ei!r !      
employ] or ! (f5d+ ag5t1 9 an individual
 capacity1 = any ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 to   
enjo9 su* violation2  7#b7 to recov] any
 pay1 backpay1 damages1 or o!r am\nts z 
settlem5t1 plus an am\nt equal to ?ree  

times ! am\nt ( su* backpay & damages & 
reasonable attorneys' fees & exp5ses2 or
  7#c7 to recov] civil p5alties ( #a1jjj
 p] violation1 p] affect$ employee1 p]  
day4  7b7 ,limitation ,an action br\ght 
"u subsection 7a7 may n be br\ght lat]  
?an #c ye>s aft] ! affect$ employee kn[s
 or %\ld h kn[n ( ! violation4  #f4     
,re/riction on employ] ( an employee    
f\nd to be 9 violation ( ?is ,act ,no   
employ] may provide = an employee's     
def5se1 backpay1 damages1 or settlem5t  
if t employee is f\nd to be 9 violation 
( section #c ( ?is ,act4  #g4 ,rule (   
con/ruction ,?is ,act %all be lib]ally  
con/ru$ to effectuate its purposes4 ,if 
any c\rt f9ds any provision or          
application ( ?is ,act to be invalid or 
inop]ative1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 ! rema9+    
provisions ( ?is ,act %all rema9 9      
effect4  #h4 ,effective date ,?is ,act  
%all take effect #cj days aft] ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4