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Pa. Capitol COVID disclosure issue underscores much-needed workplace protections for all | Opinion

Among many other provisions, SB 464 would require state and local public employers, including school districts, to “provide reasonable and adequate protection to the lives, safety or health of the employees.”

State Rep. Patty Kim (D., Dauphin) holds her cell phone up so State Rep. Maria Donatucci (D., Phila.) can see the opening prayer as State Rep. Russ Diamond (R., Lebanon) and State Rep. Andrew Lewis (R., Dauphin) bow their heads during a legislative session, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. The House session will be the first in state history where members can vote remotely die to the coronavirus outbreak.
State Rep. Patty Kim (D., Dauphin) holds her cell phone up so State Rep. Maria Donatucci (D., Phila.) can see the opening prayer as State Rep. Russ Diamond (R., Lebanon) and State Rep. Andrew Lewis (R., Dauphin) bow their heads during a legislative session, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. The House session will be the first in state history where members can vote remotely die to the coronavirus outbreak.Read moreJoe Hermitt/The Patriot-News