,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhdd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ab1 #bjbj,mr4  
,turner introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the  
,committees on ,education and ,labor1   
and ,ways and ,means1 for a period to be
 subsequently determined by the         
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide expanded         
unemployment protection for employees   
and a limitation on liability for       
employers with respect to exposure to   
,,covid-#ai4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,employer and  
,employee ,,covid ,protection ,act4  #b4
 ,limitation on liability for employers 
7a7 ,in general ,except as provided in  
subsection 7b7 an employer may not be   
held liable in any cause of action      
before a ,state or ,federal court for   
any injury that resulted from an        

employee contracting ,,covid-#ai4  7b7  
,exception ,subsection 7a7 shall not    
apply if the employer violates ,state or
 ,federal ,law related to workplace     
safety4  7c7 ,employee concerns about   
resuming or continuing employment  7#a7 
,an employee may inform their employer  
of any health concerns the employee has 
regarding resuming or continuing        
employment after the head of the ,state 
in which the employee works has issued  
an order declaring that business        
operation may resume4  7#b7 ,response   
from employer ,an employer that is      
informed of a concern under paragraph   
7#a7 may-- 7,a7 install additional      
protective equipment2  7,b7 adjust the  
work environment to the unique concerns 
of the covered employee2 or  7,c7 find  
alternative suitable employment1 as     
defined by ,state law1 for the covered  
employee4  7#c7 ,unemployment benefits  
,with respect to an employee that       
informs their employer of concerns as   
described in paragraph 7#a7 and is      

unsatisfied with the response from their
 employer as described in paragraph     
7#b71 such employee may terminate their 
employment and have such termination be 
considered through no fault of their own
 for purposes of determining eligibility
 for ,state and ,federal unemployment   
benefits4  7d7 ,effective date ,this    
section shall take effect upon the date 
of the enactment of this ,act and       
applies if the injury resulting from the
 employee contracting ,,covid-#ai       
occurred after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4  7e7 ,definitions ,in    
this section3 7#a7 ,,covid-#ai ,the term
 ,,covid-#ai means the #bjai ,novel     
,coronavirus or #bjai-n,co,v4  7#b7     
,employee ,the term employee has the    
meaning given such term in section #c of
 the ,occupational ,safety and ,health  
,act of #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #feb7c774  
7#c7 ,employer ,the term employer has   
the meaning given such term in section  
#c of the ,occupational ,safety and     
,health ,act of #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4    

#feb7c774  7#d7 ,state ,the term ,state 
shall include the ,district of          
,columbia1 and all territories of the   
,united ,states4