Executive Council Statement
The Protecting America's Workers Act
… Nearly four decades ago, Congress enacted the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, promising America's workers the right to a safe job. While progress has been made since the OSH Act was passed, the toll of workplace injuries, illnesses and … to pursue their case if OSHA fails to act in a timely fashion and writes into the law a worker's right to refuse unsafe work. The bill makes clear that employers cannot retaliate against a worker for reporting a job injury or illness and …