United States · Bill · S
S. 2909 (111th)
WORK Act
Introduced
18 December 2009
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Summary
Worker Ownership, Readiness and Knowledge Act or the WORK Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish within the Department of Labor an Office of Employee Ownership and Participation to promote employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionmaking. Requires the Office Director, with federal grants and acting as an information clearinghouse, to: (1) support existing programs in the states designed to promote employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionmaking; and (2) promote the formation of new such programs. Directs the Secretary to establish a program, administered by the Director, which is designed to foster employee ownership and employee participation in business decisionmaking throughout the United States.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 December 2009
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 18 December 2009
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 18 December 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/2909
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/2909