S. 3584
Referred to CommitteeCOVID–19 Workers First Protection Act of 2020
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
3/25/2020 • Senate
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COVID-19 Workers First Protection Act of 2020
This bill addresses the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency, including by requiring occupational standards to protect workers from COVID-19 exposure.
Within one month of the bill's enactment, the Department of Labor must establish emergency temporary standards to protect health care sector employees, first responders, and other elevated-risk employees from occupational exposure to COVID-19. Labor shall establish permanent standards within 24 months of the bill's enactment.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall collect data and analyze reports on cases of COVID-19 among the employees covered by the emergency temporary standards.
The bill also conditions a medical facility's receipt of certain Medicare funds on the facility's compliance with the permanent standards established under the bill.
Introduced in Senate • 3/25/2020
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Originated in the Senate
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March 25, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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