"Knowledge is king. Knowing how you're protected keeps you safe."
Worker Right to Know Act
Every day, American workers lose valid federal claims because they were never told the deadlines existed.
A worker gets hurt on the job. Files for workers' comp. Gets fired. Doesn't know they had 180 days to file an EEOC charge, or 300 days for an ADA claim, or that an FLSA wage claim has its own clock. By the time they find out, the deadlines have already run. The claim is dead before it ever had a chance to be heard.
Companies know the deadlines. Their lawyers know the deadlines. Workers don't.
The Worker Right to Know Act fixes that with the smallest possible change: written notice. At hiring. Posted in the workplace next to the OSHA and minimum wage posters. And within 7 days of any injury, complaint, discipline, or termination. If the employer fails to give notice, the deadline does not run against the worker.
That's it. A piece of paper. A poster on the wall. A clock that doesn't start until the worker has been told it's running.
This proposal was written by a U.S. Army Combat Engineer veteran who lost a federal lawsuit on filing deadlines he was never told existed. It is offered freely to any member of Congress willing to introduce it, and to any worker, advocate, or organization willing to help carry it forward.
This was a lesson I learned the hard way.
The Hershey way.
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Know your rights as a worker.
Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (U.S. House, Pennsylvania — PA-7, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chair) — May 22, 2026 — Awaiting response