Employee Changing Room Privacy Act

Bill: 109-hr-582
Sponsor: Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2005-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Collection of accounts
Collective bargaining
Commerce
Contractors
Damages
Department of Labor
Electronic surveillance
Employee rights
Employers' liability
Federal employees
Federal preemption
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Injunctions
Judicial review
Labor contracts
Law
Legal fees
Limitation of actions
Local employees
Local laws
Photography
Right of privacy
Science, Technology, Communications
Sound recording and reproducing
State employees
State laws
Video tape recording

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: 
Employee Changing Room Privacy Act - Prohibits employers from engaging in video or audio monitoring of employees in restroom facilities, dressing rooms, or other areas in which it is reasonable to expect employees to change clothing.
 
Establishes maximum civil money penalties for violators. Requires the Secretary of Labor to: (1) provide written notice and an opportunity for a hearing before assessing such penalties; and (2) determine the amount of such penalties taking into account the nature of the violation and specified factors with respect to the violator.
 
Authorizes judicial review of a civil money penalty assessment order for employers who requested a hearing.
 
Authorizes the Attorney General to file suit to recover civil money penalties assessed under this Act if an employer fails to pay.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to commence civil actions for injunctive relief to prevent violations of this Act.
 
Authorizes employees aggrieved by an employer's violation of this Act to commence a civil action against the employer for injunctive relief, damages (if the violation is knowing), or both.
 
Asserts that this Act does not alter State law or collective bargaining agreements except where inconsistent with this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E152-153)
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in House