Intern Protection Act

Bill: 115-hr-2538
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2017-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Age discrimination
Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional agencies
Congressional officers and employees
Crime victims
Domestic violence and child abuse
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Family relationships
Genetics
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Library of Congress
Military personnel and dependents
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Temporary and part-time employment
Women's employment
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: 

Intern Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits certain employers from refusing to employ, discriminating against, or harassing interns because of age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, military status, disability, gender identity, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, or status as a victim of domestic violence.
 
The bill bars employers from compelling a pregnant intern to take a leave of absence, unless the intern is prevented by such pregnancy from performing internship activities in a reasonable manner.
 
The bill prohibits employers from engaging in certain unwelcome sexual advances or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature to an intern when: (1) submission is a condition for continuing the internship or a basis for employment decisions; or (2) the conduct unreasonably interferes with work performance by creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.
 
The age discrimination prohibitions of this bill apply only to individuals who are at least 40 years of age. 
 
The bill authorizes the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Library of Congress, the Board of Directors of Congress's Office of Compliance, the Department of Justice, the President, the Merit Systems Protection Board, and U.S. courts to enforce this bill under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, and other laws granting rights and protections to certain applicants and employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House