Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
- Last Action
- 4/18/2023
Actions
- 2023-04-18Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2023-04-18Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-04-18 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Bob Casey (D-PA)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Michael Bennet (D-CO)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- John Reed (D-RI)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Ben Cardin (D-MD)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Business records
- Department of Labor
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Firearms and explosives
- Government information and archives
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health personnel
- Home and outpatient care
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicare
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Violent crime
- Worker safety and health
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