Harris Fawell said "I compliment the new leadership in the House for having a Congressional Accountability Act as the first bill to be presented to the 104th Congress. We know this bill is not perfect. And the full specifics as to the exact manner in which the 10 'place of employment' labor laws shall be applied to congressional employers will be fully determined by the passage of regulations by the Office of Compliance. But the bill does establish the standard that congressional employees will have the right, in instances of violations of these labor laws by Members of Congress, to the same basic employee protections as possessed by employees in the private sector. This will include the right of congressional employees to seek a full de novo jury trial in Federal court against their congressional employers, complete with general damages, court costs and recovery of attorney's fees." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 4, 1995

I compliment the new leadership in the House for having a Congressional Accountability Act as the first bill to be presented to the 104th Congress. We know this bill is not perfect. And the full specifics as to the exact manner in which the 10 'place of employment' labor laws shall be applied to congressional employers will be fully determined by the passage of regulations by the Office of Compliance. But the bill does establish the standard that congressional employees will have the right, in instances of violations of these labor laws by Members of Congress, to the same basic employee protections as possessed by employees in the private sector. This will include the right of congressional employees to seek a full de novo jury trial in Federal court against their congressional employers, complete with general damages, court costs and recovery of attorney's fees.

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Harris Fawell

Republican · Illinois

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the Congressional Accountability Act during the 104th Congress.

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