Adams Introduces Legislation To Safeguard Employees’ Privacy

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In the final rule issued by the NLRB on December 22, 2011, the provision to expand the scope of the “Excelsior” list was not included. However, as the Associated Press reported on January 25, 2012, NLRB Chairman Mark Pearce has indicated he plans to once again propose the same rule which would interject the federal government into the private lives of Americans. The KEEP Secure Act would protect employees from being mandated by the NLRB to hand over their phone numbers and emails.

“From their decision against Boeing, Inc. in South Carolina to their decision to implement ambush elections, the NLRB has clearly overstepped its authority and has imposed the president’s job killing agenda into the private sector. Most recently, emboldened by President Obama’s unconstitutional appointment of three new members of the board, NLRB Chairman Mark Pearce has indicated plans to interject the federal government into the private lives of Americans by forcing employers to hand over employees’ phone numbers and e-mail addresses to the NLRB, as well the unions themselves. Forcing an employee to hand over this personal information is an intolerable invasion of privacy. My legislation, H.R. 3991, the KEEP Secure Act, simply states that the NLRB may not require an employer to provide to either the NLRB or a labor union an employee’s telephone number or email address.”

The following representatives are original cosponsors of the KEEP Secure Act:

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