US HB1074 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 45-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expands the coverage of requirements governing workplace safety and health to include protection for federal, state, and local government employees. However, the bill does not cover working conditions otherwise covered by federal requirements for mine safety and health. The bill revises requirements governing worker protection, including by expanding protections for whistle-blowers, such as protections for employees who refuse to perform work because they reasonably believe the work would result in serious injury or illness and for employees who aid inspections; directing employers to furnish a hazard-free place of employment to all individuals performing work, not just employees; directing employers to report work-related deaths or certain injuries, illnesses, or hospitalizations; requiring the Department of Labor to investigate fatalities or significant incidents in the workplace; establishing rights for victims, or representatives of victims, with respect to inspections or investigations of work-related bodily injuries or deaths; setting the permitted period for employers to correct serious, willful, or repeated violations while citations for the violations are being contested; increasing civil and criminal penalties for certain violations; expanding enforcement requirements relating to state occupational safety and health plans; expanding requirements for workplace health hazard evaluations by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; and requiring Labor to provide training programs concerning employee rights and employer responsibilities.
Title
Protecting America’s Workers Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-07 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
| 2019-02-07 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Labor
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Inflation and prices
Intergovernmental relations
Judicial review and appeals
Labor and employment
Labor-management relations
Legal fees and court costs
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health
Administrative remedies
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Labor
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Inflation and prices
Intergovernmental relations
Judicial review and appeals
Labor and employment
Labor-management relations
Legal fees and court costs
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1074/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1074/BILLS-116hr1074ih.pdf |
