HR 6812
116th Congress
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Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act
Introduced: May 12, 2020
Introduced by:
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Jul 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
May 12, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.
May 12, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.