The WORK to Save Lives Act directs the Secretary of Labor to create guidance and regulations aimed at increasing access to opioid overdose reversal medication in workplaces. For private employers, the bill requires the Labor Department to issue non-mandatory guidance on acquiring and maintaining overdose reversal medication and training employees annually on how to use it. For federal agencies, the requirements are mandatory—they must obtain and maintain overdose reversal medication and provide annual training to their employees. Both the guidance for private employers and the regulations for federal agencies must be issued within 270 days of the bill's enactment. The legislation excludes the U.S. Postal Service from the employer definition but applies to the Veterans Health Administration and other federal agencies. The bill does not specify funding amounts and does not establish spending timelines beyond the initial 270-day deadline for issuing guidance and regulations.
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