Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act

Summary

Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act This bill prohibits an employer from terminating an employee's health insurance coverage during certain labor disputes. Specifically, the bill prohibits an employer from terminating or altering the employer-provided health insurance coverage of an employee during the period that the employer is taking action to lock out, suspend, or otherwise withhold employment from the employee in order to influence the position of such employee or the representative of such employee in collective bargaining prior to a strike. It also prohibits an employer from terminating or altering such coverage during the period that an employee is engaged in a lawful strike. The bill establishes civil penalties for each violation of the prohibitions under this bill.

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Timeline

1. 8 March 2023

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 March 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 8 March 2023 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 March 2023

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 March 2023

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 8 March 2023

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Sponsors

• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• John Fetterman · D · Sponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Sponsor
• Alex Padilla · D · Sponsor
• Tina Smith · D · Sponsor
• Chris Van Hollen · D · Sponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Sponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

Related records

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