As we previously discussed, OSHA recently released its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard covering the healthcare industry. Now, OSHA has issued updated guidance (the “Guidance”) to help employers outside of the healthcare industry identify COVID-19 risks ...
On June 10, 2021, fifteen months into the global COVID-19 pandemic and on the heels of President Biden’s January 2021 Executive Order directing it to take action, OSHA enacted a mandatory emergency temporary standard (the ...
As of May 22, 2021, employers mandating that their workers receive the COVID-19 vaccination are no longer required to record adverse reactions, according to a policy statement posted on May 22, 2021. This statement effectively ...
Late last week, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued additional guidance regarding COVID-19 safety in the workplace, following a January 21, 2021 Executive Order from President Biden ordering the Administration to release updated ...
Remember when we reported in OSHA Electronic Records Rule Expands Liability Risk that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was taking the view that routine post-accident drug testing was retaliatory? Well, OSHA now says ...
While Minnesota’s Occupational and Health Administration (MNOSHA) is known to focus on hazardous working conditions, a surprisingly large percentage of citations they issue to employers relate to safety-program failures most could fairly easily avoid. Often ...
The building blocks of the Obama regulatory reform continue to fall as the Department of Labor (DOL) has just announced their intention to revoke the much maligned “persuader rule” that hampers employers seeking legal advice during union election ...
OSHA is delaying enforcement of a final rule prohibiting employers from retaliating against employees who self-report work-related injuries and illnesses, but only until December 1, 2016. This leaves just a small window of opportunity for ...
