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S 3030 117th Congress Senate Labor and Employment

Keeping Workers Safe Act

Introduced: October 20, 2021 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 20, 2021
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Keeping Workers Safe Act

This bill requires the Department of Labor to notify the public about certain enforcement actions taken against an employer for safety and health violations.

First, Labor must issue a notice of each enforcement action with a penalty greater than $60,000. Second, Labor must issue a notice of each enforcement action resulting from (1) multiple, serious violations, or (2) repeated violations classified as other-than-serious.

Labor must issue a notice within seven days of taking the enforcement action and distribute it through

  • regional and local newspapers in the area where the employer is located;
  • applicable trade, industry, or labor organizations; and
  • relevant state and local government entities.
What's happening now October 20, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5664 Identical bill Keeping Workers Safe Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3030: Keeping Workers Safe Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3030/
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"S. 3030: Keeping Workers Safe Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3030/.
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S. 3030, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3030/.
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