HR 1309 · 116th Congress · Labor and Employment
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2019-11-21)
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Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors. Specifically, Labor must promulgate an occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers in the health care and social service sectors, as well as employers in sectors that conduct activities similar to the activities in the health care and social service sectors, to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for protecting health care workers, social service workers, and other personnel from workplace violence. In addition, those employers must investigate workplace violence incidents, risks, or hazards as soon as practicable; provide training and education to employees who may be exposed to workplace violence hazards and risks; meet record keeping requirements; and prohibit acts of discrimination or retaliation against employees for reporting workplace violence incidents, threats, or concerns.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
Oct 9, 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on June 11, 2019
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
Nov 19, 2019As posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on November 14, 2019 (Rules Committee Print 116-37) with a Manager’s Amendment
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
20 Democrats