The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- 29 U.S.C. 660(c)
- Issued
- 2020-04-08 Apr. 8, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-08 (restates standing law) (read as 2020-04-08)
- End
- standing (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Standing since Apr. 8, 2020 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Workplace rules
- Addressees
- Character
- agency position statement
- Collection
- Standing duties: Federal layer DUT-FED
Operative words
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is reminding employers that it is illegal to retaliate against workers because they report unsafe and unhealthful working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic. Acts of retaliation can include terminations, demotions, denials of overtime or promotion, or reductions in pay or hours. 'Employees have the right to safe and healthy workplaces,' said Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Loren Sweatt.
Penalty
What it required
OSHA's statement to every employer that section 11(c) applied to COVID-19 safety complaints and that reducing an employee's hours or pay for raising them was unlawful. Character as recorded: agency_position_statement (restating a statutory duty).