110 HR 2435 IH: Equal Protection for All Workers U.S. House of Representatives 2007-05-22 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2435 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2007 Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hare, Mr. Holden, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. DeLauro, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 A BILL To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act to provide for criminal liability for willful safety standard violations resulting in the death of contract employees.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Equal Protection for All Workers Act.

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Definition of employee

Section 17(e) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. 666(e)) is amended by inserting “including any individual employed under contract,” after “employee,”.