Last progress June 5, 2025 (6 months ago)
Introduced on June 5, 2025 by Tammy Baldwin
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
This bill protects workers’ health coverage during labor disputes. It says employers cannot cut off or change an employee’s group health plan while the employer has locked out workers, or while workers are on a lawful strike. Doing so would be treated as a labor law violation. The bill also adds a definition for “group health plan” and includes penalties, though the specific penalties are not detailed in the provided text .
| Key point | What it means |
|---|---|
| Who is affected | Workers with employer group health plans, and employers involved in lockouts or lawful strikes |
| What changes | Employers cannot terminate or alter health coverage during a lockout or a lawful strike |
| When | Not specified in the provided text |