Weekly Legislative Report for the week of ㅡJune 6, 2022 – June 10, 2022
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1. Proposed Bill(s)
① Partial Amendment to the Act on the Safety and Maintenance of Educational Facilities
This Amendment applies strengthened installation standards to fire-fighting facilities prescribed by the Presidential Decree, such as sprinklers, and mandates the observance of seismicresistant design standards under the “Act on Fire Prevention and Installation, Maintenance, and Safety Control of Firefighting Systems” when educational facilities, such as special-education schools, dormitories, boarding houses, etc., are constructed.
② Partial Amendment to the Equal Employment Opportunity and Workfamily Balance Assistance Act
This Amendment extends the period of paternity leave from 10 days to 20 days and the period of childcare leave from one year to within three years for workers with children aged under nine or in grades two and below in elementary school.
2. Pending Bill(s)
③ Fair Online Platform Intermediary Transactions Act
This Bill stipulates the obligation to deliver online platform intermediary contracts, standards of unfair trade practices by online platform intermediaries, dispute resolution systems between business operators, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (“KFTC”)’s investigation and processing of violations, and online platform intermediaries’ liability for damages incurred by the violations.
3. Promulgated Bill(s)
④ Enforcement Rule of the High-pressure Gas Safety Control Act
This Bill mandates the conduction of safety impact assessments to reflect risk evaluation results regarding location conditions, such as population density of nearby areas, when establishing hydrogen fueling stations.
4. Bill(s) Undergoing Pre-Announcement of Legislation/Administration
⑤ Partial Amendment to the Public Notice of Detailed Standards for Construction Orders
This Bill allows the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to restrict the participation of general construction businesses in specialty construction projects with costs estimated to be KRW 200 million or more and less than KRW 350 million by next year.
5. Serious Accidents Punishment Act ("SAPA") Related Editorials and Columns from Major Dailies
