Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act
Latest action · Jan 4, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 17, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act - Requires certain covered employers to provide annually to each of their covered: (1) full-time employees at least seven days of paid sick time, and specified employment benefits; and (2) part-time employees the same employment benefits and a number of days or hours of paid sick time, determined under a specified pro rata formula.
Allows the covered employee to use such sick time for an absence: (1) resulting from a medical condition involving symptoms of a contagious illness (including influenza-like illnesses such as the 2009 H1N1 virus), the need to obtain medical diagnosis or care, or to obtain preventive care for such illness; (2) due to determination by a health authority or a health care provider that the employee's presence on the job, after exposure to a contagious illness, would jeopardize the health of others; (3) to care for a child experiencing such symptoms; or (4) to care for a child due to determination by a health authority or a health care provider that the child's presence in the community, after exposure to a contagious illness, would jeopardize the health of others.
Permits use of sick leave if the covered employee's place of business is closed due to a contagious illness or his or her need to care for a child whose school or child care or early childhood program has been closed for such reason.
Specifies prohibited acts by an employer, and penalties for violations.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 2, 2009 to Sep 23, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Dec 3, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Sep 23, 2010 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Nov 17, 2009 |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Jan 4, 2010 | |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Nov 17, 2009 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Nov 17, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Nov 17, 2009Introduced in House
- Nov 17, 2009Referred to House Education and Labor
- Nov 17, 2009Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Nov 17, 2009Referred to House Administration
- Nov 17, 2009Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2790 | Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act | Identical bill | Nov 17, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To allow Americans to receive paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs, and the health needs of their families, related to a contagious illness.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2009Introduced in House
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