Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Employee Empowerment Act”.
Employee Empowerment Act
A BILL
To strengthen the current protections available under the National Labor Relations Act by providing a private right of action for certain violations of such Act, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Private right of action under the National Labor Relations Act
Section 10 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 160) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(n) In addition to filing a charge alleging an unfair labor practice with the Board in accordance with this Act, a person alleging an unfair labor practice by an employer in violation of section 8(a)(3) may, not later than 180 days after the date of such violation, bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the United States against the employer for such violation. The court may grant any relief described in section 706(g) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–5) or section 1977A(b) of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 1981a(b)), and may allow the prevailing party a reasonable attorney’s fee (including expert witness fees) as part of the costs.”