Fight Over Employer Liability Waiver Risks Stalemate On COVID-19 Bill

Democrats and Republicans are taking hard lines on the employer liability waiver in the GOP’s newly unveiled COVID-19 relief bill, posing the risk of a stalemate on the next virus economic relief bill as Democrats say the waiver is a “non-starter” while the GOP counters that it must be included in the legislation. Republicans unveiled their long-awaited pandemic legislation on July 28 as a package of separate bills, including the “SAFE TO WORK Act” that would set high bars for...