,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fhdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ab1 #bjbj,mr4   
,turn] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 &
 9 addition to ! ,committees on         
,education & ,labor1 & ,ways & ,means1 =
 a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! 
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide exp&$ unemploym5t protection =  
employees & a limitation on liability = 
employ]s ) respect to exposure to       
,,covid-#ai4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,employ] & ,employee    
,,covid ,protection ,act4  #b4          
,limitation on liability = employ]s  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 subsection
 7b7 an employ] may n be held liable 9  
any cause ( action be=e a ,/ate or      
,f$]al c\rt = any injury t result$ f an 
employee contract+ ,,covid-#ai4  7b7    
,exception ,subsection 7a7 %all n apply 
if ! employ] violates ,/ate or ,f$]al   

,law relat$ to workplace safety4  7c7   
,employee conc]ns ab\t resum+ or cont9u+
 employm5t  7#a7 ,an employee may in=m  
_! employ] ( any heal? conc]ns !        
employee has reg>d+ resum+ or cont9u+   
employm5t aft] ! head ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! 
employee works has issu$ an ord] decl>+ 
t bus9ess op]ation may resume4  7#b7    
,response f employ] ,an employ] t is    
in=m$ ( a conc]n "u p>agraph 7#a7 may-- 
7,a7 in/all additional protective       
equipm5t2  7,b7 adju/ ! "w environm5t to
 ! unique conc]ns ( ! cov]$ employee2 or
  7,c7 f9d alt]native suitable          
employm5t1 z def9$ by ,/ate law1 = !    
cov]$ employee4  7#c7 ,unemploym5t      
b5efits ,) respect to an employee t     
in=ms _! employ] ( conc]ns z describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a7 & is unsatisfi$ ) !       
response f _! employ] z describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#b71 su* employee may t]m9ate 
_! employm5t & h su* t]m9ation be       
consid]$ ?r\gh no fault ( _! own =      
purposes ( det]m9+ eligibility = ,/ate &
 ,f$]al unemploym5t b5efits4  7d7       

,effective date ,?is section %all take  
effect ^u ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act
 & applies if ! injury result+ f !      
employee contract+ ,,covid-#ai occurr$  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4    
7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,,covid-#ai ,! t]m ,,covid-#ai means !  
#bjai ,novel ,coronavirus or            
#bjai-n,co,v4  7#b7 ,employee ,! t]m    
employee has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9     
section #c ( ! ,occupational ,safety &  
,heal? ,act ( #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4      
#feb7c774  7#c7 ,employ] ,! t]m employ] 
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #c ( 
! ,occupational ,safety & ,heal? ,act ( 
#aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #feb7c774  7#d7    
,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate %all include !       
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & all t]ritories (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4