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H.R. 6812 116th Congress House

Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act

Official title: To extend limitation periods for labor and employment laws, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 12, 2020 Introduced by: Rosa L. DeLauro Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative remediesAge discriminationCardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liability
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Congressional officers and employeesDisability and health-based discriminationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGeneticsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInfectious and parasitic diseasesLabor standardsLabor-management relationsMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborPublic contracts and procurementVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWages and earningsWorker safety and health
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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
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 Latest action July 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6812: Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6812/
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"H.R. 6812: Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6812/.
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H.R. 6812, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6812/.
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