Senate Bill 4182
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 11, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4182
Congress
117
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
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.
May 11, 2022
05/11/2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
05/11/2022
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
May 26, 2023 6:15:18 PM