2019 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress
Chapter 24 - Congressional Accountability
Subchapter II - Extension of Rights and Protections
Part A - Employment Discrimination, Family and Medical Leave, Fair Labor Standards, Employee Polygraph Protection, Worker Adjustment and Retraining, Employment and Reemployment of Veterans, and Intimidation
Sec. 1315 - Rights and protections under Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
| 2 U.S.C. § 1315 (2019) |
| §1315. Rights and protections under Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act |
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(a) Worker adjustment and retraining notification rights
(1) In general
No employing office shall be closed or a mass layoff ordered within the meaning of section 3 of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2102) until the end of a 60-day period after the employing office serves written notice of such prospective closing or layoff to representatives of covered employees or, if there are no representatives, to covered employees. For purposes of this section, the term "covered employee" shall include employees of the Government Accountability Office and the term "employing office" shall include the Government Accountability Office. The remedy for a violation of subsection (a) shall be such remedy as would be appropriate if awarded under paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of section 5(a) of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2104(a)(1), (2), and (4)). (c) Regulations to implement section (1) In generalThe Board shall, pursuant to section 1384 of this title, issue regulations to implement this section. The regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall be the same as substantive regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Labor to implement the statutory provisions referred to in subsection (a) except insofar as the Board may determine, for good cause shown and stated together with the regulation, that a modification of such regulations would be more effective for the implementation of the rights and protections under this section. Except as provided in paragraph (2), subsections (a) and (b) shall be effective 1 year after January 23, 1995. This section shall be effective with respect to the Government Accountability Office and the Library of Congress 1 year after transmission to the Congress of the study under section 1371 of this title. |
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(Pub. L. 104–1, title II, §205, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 11; Pub. L. 108–271, §8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814; Pub. L. 115–141, div. I, title I, §153(a)(2)(B), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 785.) |
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AMENDMENTS
2018—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 115–141 struck out "and the Library of Congress" after "the Government Accountability Office" in two places. 2004—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 108–271 substituted "Government Accountability Office" for "General Accounting Office" in two places. Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 108–271 substituted "Government Accountability Office" for "General Accounting Office" in heading and text. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS |
| Bills and Statutes |
| United States Code |
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| Title 2 - THE CONGRESS CHAPTER 24 - CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY SUBCHAPTER II - EXTENSION OF RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS Part A - Employment Discrimination, Family and Medical Leave, Fair Labor Standards, Employee Polygraph Protection, Worker Adjustment and Retraining, Employment and Reemployment of Veterans, and Intimidation Sec. 1315 - Rights and protections under Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act |
| section 1315 |
| 2019 |
| January 24, 2020 |
| No |
| standard |
| 109 Stat. 11 118 Stat. 814 132 Stat. 785 |
| Public Law 104-1, Public Law 108-271, Public Law 115-141 |
