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Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009

Introduced: April 27, 2009 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 27, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4753)
Apr 27, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Labor to prescribe regulations requiring large employers, for each of their establishments, to maintain accurate records of, and make periodic and certified reports at least annually on: (1) the numbers and rates of work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses; and (2) compliance data, including inspection numbers and dates and the total number of violations and citations issued following inspections.

Requires each large employer to identify on all records and reports each establishment and whether one has been acquired, sold, or transferred since the last report required under this Act.

Requires the Secretary to issue citations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to any large employer, including those with establishments in states with an approved state plan for development and enforcement of standards, for violations of any of this Act's reporting requirements.

Excludes from the meaning of "establishment" a place where business is conducted that has fewer than 10 employees or that is in the construction industry.

What's happening now June 4, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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