,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cabd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #f1 #bjbe ,mr4
 ,tub]ville 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cassidy7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,national ,labor  
,relations ,act to protect employees f  
h>assm5t & abuse1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !
 ,protection on ! ,picket ,l9e ,act4    
#b4  ,protect+ employees f h>assm5t &   
abuse  ,section #h ( ! ,national ,labor 
,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aeh7 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7h7 ,9
 any case 9 :i* an employ] takes        
discipl9>y action aga9/ an employee =   
h>assm5t or abuse t occurs 9 ! c\rse (  
activity protect$ "u section #g1 x %all 
n be an unfair labor practice "u ?is    
section = ! employ] to take su*         
discipl9>y action unless--  7#a7 !      
,g5]al ,c\nsel makes an initial %[+ t-- 
7,a7 ! employee engag$ 9 activity       

protect$ "u section #g2  7,b7 ! employ] 
knew ( t activity2 &  7,c7 ! employ] _h 
animus aga9/ t activity1 z prov5 )      
evid5ce suffici5t to e/abli% a causal   
relation%ip betwe5 ! discipl9>y action &
 ! activity protect$ "u section #g2 &   
7#b7 ! employ] has n met ! burd5 (      
p]suasion to prove t ! employ] w\ld h   
tak5 ! same discipl9>y action 9 ! abs5ce
 ( ! activity protect$ "u section #g4  4