Senate Bill 3849
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 1, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3849
Congress
116
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act
This bill 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.
June 1, 2020
06/01/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
06/01/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:19 PM