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Bill 072 (Amendments in Bold) is Going to Vote

Employee Leave Right Act of 2015 Preamble:

The Employee Leave Right Act (ELRA) shall apply not only to full-time hourly wage workers or salaried workers, but to all employees regardless of position, or time spent working. This bill is meant to improve the American workforce by giving the people the needed time from work. It is not to add a burden to American businesses.

Findings: For far too long the United States has allowed our country's workers to work countless hours with little to no break. It is known that many countries have regulations set to allow workers to deserve the much needed leaves.

Section One: Maternity and Paternity Leave

(1) It shall now be required that the mother of a child who enters labor and delivers a child is given a mandatory minimum paid leave of sixteen weeks.

(2) It shall be required that the father shall receive a mandatory minimum of eight weeks paid leave.

(3) If a couple is of the same sex, the parent which delivers a baby will assume the maternity leave, the parent which did not will assume paternity leave.

(4) Both parents shall be given two weeks of leave paid leave for a miscarriage of 25+ weeks or a still-born birth.

(5) Parent(s) who adopt will receive eight weeks of mandatory paid leave.

(6) One parent shall be given sixteen weeks paid leave for the care of the child.

(7) Any new parent who is eligible for paid leave in the above provisions shall have the option and right to waive their eligibility if they should so choose.

Section Two: Sick and Medical Leave

(1) It shall now be required that an employee receive twenty-one days of paid sick leave a year, this time does not have to be used consecutively, this time does not accumulate and must be used before the end of the year.

(2) It shall now be required that every employer allow a short term medical leave and a long term medical leave upon the referral and approval of a trained medical professional active and assigned as a primary care physician to the employee.

(3) This leave is paid by a minimum 75% of the employee's average earnings for one week's worth of work. This will be paid by the employee's health insurance unless it is a work related injury.

(4) Let short term leave equal less than two weeks time off.

(5) Let long term leave equal anything more than two weeks time off.

Section Three: Vacation Leave

(1) It shall be required that all employees are given a mandatory minimum paid vacation time. This time does not have to be used consecutively.

(2) Salaried employees shall receive a minimum twenty-one days of paid vacation time.

(3) Hourly wage employees shall receive a minimum of 2.5% twenty-one days.

Section Four: Requirements for Employees

(1) A minimum of three months at a place of employment is required.

Section Five: Requirements for Employers

(1) Employers are required to follow these regulations, if the regulations are not followed fines shall be executed by the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC).

(2) For employers with 15-100 employees, the fine is $5,000.

(3) For employers with 101-200 employees, the fine is $10,000.

(4) For employers with 201-500 employees, the fine is $20,000.

(5) For employers with more than 500 employees, the fine is $50,000.

(6) These fines are all tied to inflation.

(7) For employers with less than 100 employees, the law shall apply, although tax credits will be rewarded.

(8) Tax credit shall exceed no more than 10% of yearly revenue.

Section Six: Enactment

(1) This law, upon approval, should come in effect Q1 FY 2016.

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Bill 073 (Amended in Bold) is Going to Vote

Private Property Protection Act of 2015

A bill to reaffirm rights to private property which have been severely undermined by the Supreme Court in Kelo v. New London, by continuing civil forfeiture laws, and by property taxes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled.

Section I. Title.

This Act shall be known as the “Private Property Protection Act of 2015.”

Section II. Federal Limitations on Eminent Domain.

(a) No federal authority or law shall be construed to allow for eminent domain for the purposes of economic development or increased tax revenue.

(b) Whenever a federal authority subjects an individual’s primary residence to eminent domain, the owner shall be reimbursed for 125% of the fair market value of such property in addition to fair moving costs as determined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(c) Whenever the owner of property being subjected to eminent domain challenges some aspect of said seizure – including the reimbursement offered or the legal justification for said eminent domain – and prevails in court, the federal government shall reimburse the owner for all court and attorney fees.

Section III. Incentives for State Limitation on Eminent Domain.

(a) If a state enacts provisions limiting its legitimate purposes for eminent domain to exclude economic development and increased tax revenue, to reimburse owners greater than 100% of fair market value and for moving costs whenever their primary residence is subjected to eminent domain, and to agree to pay attorneys fees of whenever they lose a court case dealing with eminent domain, then Subsection B of this Section shall apply.

(b) Whenever a state complies with Subsection A of this Section, the federal government shall agree to pay the additional reimbursement of owners for their primary residences subjected to eminent domain in excess of 100% of fair market value (up to 125%) and shall agree to pay half of the court costs and attorneys fees associated with Subsection A of this Section.

Section IV. Federal Limitations on Civil Forfeiture Laws.

(a) Federal civil forfeiture of property and assets is abolished.

(b) All assets and property forfeited under federal asset forfeiture laws shall be returned to their rightful owners, unless the owner was charged with a felony or the property or asset is illegal to possess.

(c) In all instances of civil forfeiture where the owner was charged with a felony, the civil forfeiture case shall be converted into a criminal forfeiture case under the rules promulgated by the Department of Justice. (d) Nothing in this section shall impinge upon the ability of law enforcement to confiscate illegal drugs, firearms, or other assets, or any item that presents a clear and present danger to the health or safety of law enforcement officers or the public in accordance with the Fourth Amendment.

Section V. Incentives for State Limitation of Civil Forfeiture Laws.

(a) Whenever a state passes a law to eliminate civil asset forfeiture, that state shall receive an allocation of funds equal to the average annual revenue acquired in the process of civil asset forfeiture over the past ten years.

(b) The amount allocated by Subsection A of this Section shall be reduced by one-third the principal amount every five years, until 25 years shall have elapsed, at which time the incentives provided for in this section shall cease.

Section VI. Incentives for Lowering or Eliminating State and Local Property Taxes.

(a) Whenever a state lowers its state property taxes or imposes stricter limitations upon local government property taxes, the federal government shall award the state half of the lost revenue for the three years following such changes.

(b) A state which takes advantage of Subsection A of this Section may still raise its sales, income, value-added, or other taxes which do not directly tax the continued ownership of property. Furthermore, nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit or discourage a differential property sales tax to discourage the hoarding of land.

Section VII. Implementation.

This act shall take effect 90 days after it becomes law.

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Bill 074 (No Amendments) is Going to Vote

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Bill 075 (No Amendments) is Going to Vote