Essential Worker Protection Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Labor to convene an interagency task force to issue guidance on the development and implementation of a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect employees identified as having an elevated risk from occupational exposure to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Labor and Employment
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of LaborEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesHealth promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesWorker safety and health
Essential Worker Protection Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-6631| House
| Updated: 4/28/2020
Essential Worker Protection Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Labor to convene an interagency task force to issue guidance on the development and implementation of a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect employees identified as having an elevated risk from occupational exposure to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of LaborEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesHealth promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesWorker safety and health