Workers can sue employers and join group lawsuits over job disputes.
H.R. 9995 — Restoring Justice for Workers Act · Filed by Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) · 7 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 30, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill stops employers from making workers sign papers that give up court rights. It bans forced private dispute-settling before a problem starts. After a dispute starts, workers can choose private dispute-settling. They must wait 45 days and get full written details. The bill protects workers from punishment for refusing to sign such papers.
Who it affects
Workers gain the power to go to court and join group lawsuits. They can sue over wage theft, unfair treatment, and safety problems. Employers lose the power to force workers into private dispute-settling instead of court.
One thing to notice
Courts, not private judges, will decide if these papers are valid.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
7 cosponsors: 7 Democrats.
- Jul 30, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 30, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce and House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- private dispute-settling — A private process where a neutral person decides a dispute instead of a court.
- worker — A person who works for pay, including employees and self-employed people.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (12,627 characters) on Aug 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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