S. 3475 · 116th Congress
COVID–19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Tammy Duckworth
- Introduced
- 2020-03-12
- Latest action
- 2020-03-12 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
COVID-19 Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of Labor to promulgate both an emergency temporary occupational safety or health standard and a permanent standard to protect certain employees from occupational exposure to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). These standards apply to health care sector employees and other employees identified as having an elevated risk for exposure, including employees of states and their political subdivisions.