HB699: Labor and industrial relations; COVID-19; provide protections for workers

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide protections for workers against COVID-19; to prohibit adverse employment actions against workers who report the lack of worksite health and safety practices or who wear their own personal protective equipment; to provide for definitions; to provide for a civil cause of action and for damages and other relief; to provide for certain presumptions and limitations of actions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.