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Main Subject: Labor and Employment

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.

HR2663-118, S4120-118, HR7994-118,

Categories

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 Long-term rehabilitative and terminal care Social work volunteer service charitable organizations Labor and Employment

Senate Actions

IntroReferral
Apr. 18 2023	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Library of Congress Actions

IntroReferral
Apr. 18 2023	Introduced in Senate

Senate bill S1176-118

Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

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