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Emergency Influenza Containment Act

Introduced: November 3, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Dec 8, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Nov 3, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Nov 3, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Influenza Containment Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to ensure that American workers are allowed to follow, without financial harm, employer and public health authority recommendations to stay home when they have symptoms of a contagious disease that may put co-workers, customers, or the public at risk.

Requires an employer to provide paid sick leave to an employee for each workday, or portion of workday, that the employer directs the employee to leave work, or not come in to work, because the employee has symptoms of a contagious illness, or has been in close contact with an individual who has such symptoms. Limits paid sick leave up to a maximum of 5 days per 12-month period.

Makes it unlawful for an employer to discharge, discipline, or otherwise discriminate against an employee who: (1) complies with this Act; or (2) has filed a complaint or instituted a proceeding under this Act, or has testified or is about to testify in such a proceeding.

Subjects an employer to certain penalties for unpaid sick leave to, or unlawful termination of, an employee.

What's happening now December 8, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Chu, Judy
California · Nov 16, 2009
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 3, 2009
Hare, Phil
· Nov 3, 2009
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Nov 3, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3991: Emergency Influenza Containment Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3991/
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"H.R. 3991: Emergency Influenza Containment Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3991/.
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