Know Your Labor Rights Act
Sponsored By: Senator Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced
Summary
Mandatory NLRA notice posting. This bill would require employers to post and share a board-provided notice explaining rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in conspicuous physical and electronic locations and to notify new employees of those rights.
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- Workers and job applicants would get clearer, accessible information about union and collective-bargaining rights through required physical and electronic postings and mandatory notice to new hires.
- Employers would have to display and maintain the Board's notice and inform each new employee, and face civil penalties for posting violations capped at $500 per violation.
- The National Labor Relations Board would publish the required notice on its website at no cost and enforce posting rules through findings, orders, and civil penalties.
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Employers must post worker-rights notice
If enacted, this would require every employer to post and keep a notice that explains employees' rights under the National Labor Relations Act. The notice would have to appear where employee notices are usually posted and also be posted electronically. The National Labor Relations Board would make the official form and text available for free on its website. Employers would also have to tell each new employee about the notice. If an employer breaks these rules, the Board could issue findings and orders and impose a civil penalty up to $500 for each violation.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
MO • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
NH • D
Sponsored 4/21/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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