Labor & Employment (Workplace Safety) in United States

in committee · United States · Senate Feb 19, 2025

S 636: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act

The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act establishes minimum standards for collective bargaining rights for public safety employees, including law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel. It requires states to substantially provide specific rights such as forming labor organizations, negotiating terms of employment, and using binding interest arbitration to resolve disputes. The Federal Labor Relations Authority would determine if states meet these standards, and states that don't would be subject to federal regulations for public safety bargaining. The law also prohibits strikes and lockouts in public safety sectors while respecting existing state laws that provide stronger protections for these workers.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

Sub-Topics Collective Bargaining Labor Standards Workplace Safety Tags Public Safety

in committee · United States · House Apr 1, 2025

HR 2531: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in health care, social service, and similar sectors. Specifically, Labor must issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers to take actions to protect workers and other personnel from workplace violence. The standard applies to employers in the health care sector, in the social service sector, and in sectors that conduct activities similar to those in the health care and social service sectors. Among other elements, the standard must require each employer to (1) develop a workplace violence prevention plan, (2) promptly investigate incidents of workplace violence, and (3) provide relevant training and education to employees. The bill requires certain hospitals and skilled nursing facilities to comply with this standard as a condition of Medicare participation.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

Sub-Topics Labor Standards Workplace Safety

in committee · United States · Senate Apr 1, 2025

S 1232: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

This bill requires health care and social service employers to develop and implement workplace violence prevention plans for their employees. The plans must include risk assessments, hazard prevention measures, incident reporting procedures, and annual evaluations. Employers must provide specific training to employees, maintain incident records for 5 years, and protect employees from retaliation for reporting violence. The bill applies to hospitals, residential treatment facilities, clinics, and other covered facilities that provide health care or social services. It establishes specific definitions for types of workplace violence and requires employers to follow detailed safety protocols.

Topics ✓ Healthcare ✓ Labor & Employment

Sub-Topics Workplace Safety

in committee · United States · House Dec 4, 2025

HR 3170: Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025

This bill expands eligibility for workers' compensation medical care under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act by adding nurse practitioners and physician assistants as covered providers. It directly affects injured federal workers who can now receive care from these professionals within their state-authorized scope of practice. Key provisions redefine "other eligible provider" in the law and update related sections to replace "physician" with "physician or other eligible provider" throughout the statute. The bill requires the Secretary of Labor to issue final regulations within six months of enactment to implement these changes.

Topics ✓ Healthcare ✓ Labor & Employment

Sub-Topics Healthcare Workforce Medical Licensing Workers' Compensation Workplace Safety

in committee · United States · House Jun 24, 2025

HR 4095: Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2025

HR 4095, the Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2025, extends existing duty hour limits for train employees to specifically include yardmasters. The bill amends federal law to define "yardmaster employee" as someone who supervises and coordinates train movements within rail yards, and adds this role to the rules limiting consecutive work hours. It directly affects rail yard supervisors by requiring the same duty hour restrictions that currently apply to train operators. The key change is formally incorporating yardmasters into the existing regulatory framework without altering the specific hour limits.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment ✓ Transportation

Sub-Topics Labor Standards Workplace Safety Rail

in committee · United States · House Mar 3, 2026

HR 2844: Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act of 2025

HR 2844 establishes the Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program, a new Department of Labor initiative recognizing employers who implement comprehensive safety and health management systems. Employers participating in the program must demonstrate systematic hazard assessments, prevention programs, employee involvement, and safety training, and undergo annual self-evaluations and periodic onsite reviews by OSHA (which cannot issue enforcement citations during these visits). Participating worksites are exempt from routine OSHA inspections during their participation, and the program requires no fees for employers. The bill mandates OSHA to modernize the program's technology within two years and dedicate at least 5% of its annual funding to administer the program.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

Sub-Topics Workplace Safety

in committee · United States · Senate Sep 18, 2025

S 2910: Work Zone Safety Enhancement Act

This bill allows states to use federal highway safety funds for specific work zone safety improvements. It authorizes states to fund law enforcement patrols, driver education modules, safety technologies (like alert systems), worker training programs, and crash data collection in work zones. States must prioritize assistance for Tribal governments and rural areas when implementing these measures. The bill also requires a GAO study within two years to evaluate the effectiveness of work zone safety programs, including those funded under this law.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment ✓ Transportation

Sub-Topics Workplace Safety Roads & Highways Traffic Safety

in committee · United States · House Jul 22, 2025

HR 4599: Protections and Transparency in the Workplace Act

HR 4599, the Protections and Transparency in the Workplace Act, requires publicly traded companies to publicly report annual data on workplace discrimination and harassment claims. It mandates disclosures including the number of claims received, resolved, settled, or resulting in court judgments, along with settlement amounts and investigation outcomes across all company entities. The bill also requires companies to use third-party investigators for such claims (not company staff), implement annual employee training on preventing discrimination/harassment (including bystander intervention), and conduct yearly workplace safety surveys. These requirements apply to all "covered issuers" under securities law, defined as companies with publicly traded securities. The law aims to increase transparency around workplace misconduct without altering existing anti-discrimination legal standards.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

Sub-Topics Employment Discrimination Workplace Safety

in committee · United States · House Nov 17, 2025

HR 6066: CARE Act of 2025

HR 6066, the CARE Act of 2025, strengthens child labor protections for children working in agriculture. It raises the minimum age for non-family farm work from 14 to 16 years, eliminates existing exemptions for hand-harvest labor, and prohibits children under 18 from handling pesticides. The bill increases civil penalties for violations (up to $60,115 for serious harm/death) and imposes new employer reporting requirements for child injuries, illnesses, or deaths in farm work. It also mandates annual reports to Congress on child farmworker injuries, using data from labor and health agencies.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

Sub-Topics Child Labor Labor Standards Workplace Safety

in committee · United States · House Jul 21, 2026

HR 6213: Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025

HR 6213, the Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025, prohibits the U.S. Department of Labor from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing OSHA's proposed "Heat Injury and Illness Prevention" standard (published August 30, 2024). This bill directly blocks the specific regulatory proposal targeting heat safety in both outdoor and indoor work settings. It does not create new requirements or affect workers; it solely prevents the implementation of the existing OSHA proposal. The bill is procedural, focusing on halting a regulatory action rather than establishing new policy.

Topics ✗ Environment ✗ Healthcare ✗ Labor & Employment

Sub-Topics Labor Standards Workplace Safety

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