HR 3643 IH, American Telecommuter Protection Act.
Re: exempting home workers from the OSH Act.
Date Introduced: February 10, 2000.
Sponsor: Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR).
Source: Library of Congress.
See also, Summary of Bills Pertaining to OSHA Regulation
of Teleworkers.
106th CONGRESS 2d Session |
H. R. 3643 |
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide that the Act will not apply to employment performed in a workplace located in the employee's residence.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 10, 2000
Mr. WALDEN of Oregon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide that the Act will not apply to employment performed in a workplace located in the employee's residence.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the `American Telecommuter Protection Act'.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) It is the best option for many as they raise families or deal with illness to perform their work at home.
(2) OSHA and other Government entities should not interfere with the home lives of law-abiding Americans.
(3) The Federal Government should not put employers in a situation where they are required to interfere with the home life of an employee.
(4) The home work environment is sufficiently different from the work environment envisioned in the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
Section 4(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(5) Nothing in this Act shall apply to employment performed in a workplace which is located in the residence of the employee engaged in such employment.'.