HCAOA Urges Members to Contact Your Representatives to Oppose PRO Act

The U.S. House of Representatives will take up legislation that would have a devastating impact on home care providers that utilize a franchise business model - like many HCAOA members do. ​The Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) would codify the vague and unlimited standard for joint employment that was adopted in 2015 by the National Labor Relations Board in its Browning-Ferris Industries decision. In addition, the PRO Act would do the following:

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• Effectively overturn state “right to work” laws
• Limit the ability of employers to contest union election petitions and allow unions to engage in coercive tactics long held to be unlawful
• Restrict the ability of employers to obtain labor relations advice
• Change the definition of “joint employment” and force businesses to alter their structures or face liability
• Give employees the right to utilize employer electronic systems to organize and engage in protected concerted activity
• Prohibit employers from using mandatory arbitration agreements with employees
• Force parties into collective bargaining agreements via interest arbitration

HCAOA urges you to contact your Representative and Senators to oppose the PRO Act! ​