Mark Takano actually said...

"the role of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is to, quote, ensure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, end quote."

"the general duty clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act requires employers to provide employees with, quote, a workplace free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physica..."

"So I think an emergency response is important to ensure that people can start staying home immediately if that is what their medical providers are recommending to them."

"The United States is lagging behind the majority of industrialized nations that have some form of paid sick leave."