US HB4560 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-0)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Return to Work Awareness Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Labor, acting through the Job Accommodation Network, to disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and survivors' families, as well as among employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers in order to: (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work, (2) improve a survivor's employability and demonstrate to employers ways to capitalize on the value and talent that survivors add to the workplace, and (3) enhance self-employment and entrepreneurship options for survivors.

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Title

Return to Work Awareness Act of 2016

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-23HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
2016-03-23HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2016-02-12HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2016-02-12HouseIntroduced in House

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