Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act

To extend limitation periods for labor and employment laws, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act 2. Extending limitation periods for labor and employment laws (a) Definitions In this section: (1) COVID– 19 The term COVID–19 public health emergency period (A) beginning on the first date of the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d (B) ending on the date on which the declaration (including any renewal) terminates. (2) Labor or employment law The term labor or employment law (A) the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 201 (B) subchapter IV of chapter 31 Davis-Bacon Act (C) the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 251 chapter 31 (D) the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 651 (E) the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1801 (F) the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 151 (G) chapter 67 Service Contract Act of 1965 (H) section 2415 of title 28, United States Code, for violations of chapter 67 (I) title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e (J) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ( 29 U.S.C. 621 (K) title I and section 503, for violations with respect to that title, of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12111 (L) title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 791 29 U.S.C. 791 (M) title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000ff (N) sections 1977 and 1979 of the Revised Statutes ( 42 U.S.C. 1981 (O) chapter 43 (P) title I of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2601 29 U.S.C. 2612 (Q) title 5, United States Code, for violations with respect to subchapter V of chapter 63 of that title; (R) the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act ( 29 U.S.C. 2601 (S) the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16a et seq.); (T) the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1301 (U) chapter 5 (b) In general (1) Overlap interval In this subsection, the term overlap interval (A) any limitations period for filing a claim, charge, filing, or other request for a Federal agency proceeding or complaint for a civil action under a labor or employment law; and (B) a COVID–19 public health emergency period. (2) Extensions of limitations period Notwithstanding any provision of an Act or title described in subsection (a)(2), or any other provision of law, if there is an overlap described in paragraph (1)(A) involving a limitations period described in that paragraph, the limitations period shall be— (A) extended to run through the 90th day after the last day of the COVID–19 public health emergency period; and (B) extended again by the length of the overlap interval.

Summary: Emergency Limitation Periods Extensions for Workers Act This bill extends the limitation period for filing specified claims or complaints under federal labor or employment laws that overlap with the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. For such an overlap, the filing limitation period is extended for 90 days beginning on the date after the public health emergency ends plus the number of days of overlap between the initial limitation period and the public health emergency.