Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . Protecting America’s Workers Act The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. References. TITLE I—Coverage of public employees and application of Act Sec. 101. Coverage of public employees. Sec. 102. Application of Act. TITLE II—Increasing Whistleblower Protections Sec. 201. Enhanced protections from retaliation. TITLE III—Improving reporting, inspection, and enforcement Sec. 301. Employer duties.

Sec. 302. Recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses. Sec. 303. Posting of employee rights. Sec. 304. Employer reporting of work-related deaths and hospitalizations and prohibition on discouraging employee reports of injury or illness. Sec. 305. No loss of employee pay for inspections. Sec. 306. Investigations of fatalities and significant incidents. Sec. 307. Prohibition on unclassified citations. Sec. 308. Victims’ rights. Sec. 309. Right to contest citations and penalties.

Sec. 310. Correction of serious, willful, or repeated violations pending contest and procedures for a stay. Sec. 311. Conforming amendments. Sec. 312. Civil penalties. Sec. 313. Criminal penalties. Sec. 314. Prejudgment interest. TITLE IV—State plans Sec. 401. Concurrent enforcement authority and review of State occupational safety and health plans. TITLE V—National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Sec. 501. Health Hazard Evaluations by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

TITLE VI—Effective date Sec. 601. Effective date.