The Public Service Worker Protection Act would extend federal workplace safety protections to public employees for the first time. Currently, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) covers private sector workers but excludes federal, state, and local government employees. This bill closes that gap by amending OSHA to include all public sector workers under the same safety and health standards. The legislation would take effect 90 days after enactment for federal workplaces, while states and localities without their own occupational safety programs would have 36 months to comply. This change would affect millions of public employees—including teachers, firefighters, police officers, and other government workers—by giving them the same workplace protections currently available to private sector employees.
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