Summary
On May 12, 2020, Rebecca Dixon testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary against broad immunity for employers violating workers health and safety protections during the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress must help ensure workers are safe from needless risk of infection, rather than giving irresponsible employers a pass to put workers in harm’s way and how Congress instead should strengthen accountability for safe and healthy working conditions for workers.
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About the Author
Rebecca Dixon
Areas of expertise:
- Occupational Segregation,
- Program Management,
- Unemployment Insurance,
- Workplace Equity
NELP is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Rebecca Dixon. Rebecca is a respected national leader in federal workers’ rights advocacy and is in great demand for her thought leadership on issues of labor and racial, gender, and economic justice.
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