US SB3849 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on June 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Extends the limitation period for filing specified claims or complaints under federal labor or employment laws that overlap with the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. For such an overlap, the filing limitation period is extended for 90 days beginning on the date after the public health emergency ends plus the number of days of overlap between the initial limitation period and the public health emergency.
Title
Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act
Sponsors
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] |
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] |
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-06-01 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB6812 (Same As) 2020-07-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Subjects
Administrative remedies
Age discrimination
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Congressional officers and employees
Disability and health-based discrimination
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Genetics
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor and employment
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health
Age discrimination
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Congressional officers and employees
Disability and health-based discrimination
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Genetics
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Labor and employment
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3849/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3849/BILLS-116s3849is.pdf |