S 4182 · 117th Congress · Labor and Employment

Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

Introduced 2022-05-11· Sponsored by Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]· Senate

Bill Progress

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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2022-05-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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 other sectors. Specifically, Labor must issue an interim 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. In addition, Labor must promulgate a final standard within a specified time line.…

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Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Independent