Democrats seek new coronavirus safety standards for workers

Occupational safety and health regulations for a wide range of workers will be included in a fourth coronavirus response package House Democrats are now drafting, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday.

Pelosi, a California Democrat, said emergency standards must be implemented to protect healthcare workers from the coronavirus. Those same standards, she said, must be expanded to include other frontline workers, including Transportation Security Administration agents who screen passengers at the airport, grocery store employees, and those who participate in the gig economy performing essential services.