Employment Law Updates | New Proposed Legislation

February 12, 2010

Bills Seek to Make US Government Employees and Contractors Accountable While Abroad

Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act
H.R. 4567, S. 2979, 2/2/2010

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Congressman David Price (D-N.C.) have introduced companion bills in the House and Senate to ensure accountability under U.S. law for American contractors and employees working abroad.  The Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (“CEJA”) will close a gap in current law to make certain that American government employees and contractors are not immune from prosecution for crimes committed overseas.

The legislation follows efforts in previous Congresses by Leahy, Price and others, including then-Senator Barack Obama, to provide for prosecution of violations of U.S. law by Americans working overseas for the U.S. government.  Recent examples, including the violent rape…

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B & D Contracting

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Agere Systems, Inc. f.k.a. Lucent Technologies, Inc.

Tulsa Winch, Inc.

Ramsey Winch, Inc.

Norris

DP Manufacturing, Inc.

Auto Crane Company

Service Employees International, Inc.

American Airlines, Inc. a.k.a. American Eagle

Zurich American Insurance Co.

Highgate LTC Management, LLC

Autozone, Inc.

Southwestern Bell Video Services, Inc.

Temco Service Industries, Inc.

SBC Telecom, Inc.

14 Penn Plaza LLC

SBC Services, Inc.

City of Philadelphia

Pacific Telesis Group

Northeastern Land Services, Ltd. d.b.a. NLS Group

Pacific Bell Telephone Co.

LA Weight Loss, Inc. n.k.a. Pure Weight Loss, Inc.

Pacific Bell Information Services

Gold’n Plump Poultry, Inc.

Advanced Solutions, Inc.

The Work Connection

Cardone Industries, Inc.

Pitt-Ohio Express, Inc.

Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School

BVP, LLC d.b.a. Big Vanilla Pasadena

Lehigh Valley Physicians Business Services, Inc.

N.F.A.C., Inc. d.b.a. Big Vanilla Athletic Club

Lehigh Valley Health Services, Inc.

J.C. Penney Corp.

Huron Valley Ambulance, Inc.

American Insurance Co.

Murphy Ford Inc. d.b.a. Murphy Ford Lincoln Mercury Murphy Ford Inc.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

United Airlines, Inc.

City of Chicago

Equal Employment Opportunity

Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.

New Process Steel L.P.

The Star Tribune Company