Employment Policies, Occupational Exposure, Employer Responsibilities

Can Employers Fire Workers for Failure to Report Workplace Injuries?

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 6/27/2025

Companies attempting to manage workers' compensation expenses often express frustration over injury claims made by employees weeks or even months after the alleged incident occurred. In some situations, such as those...more

July is Still the New January! Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s Mid-Year Legislative Report

Littler on 6/21/2024

Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report! As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more

COVID-19 Employers’ Requirements Update

Downey Brand LLP on 6/18/2021

Yesterday, Cal/OSHA adopted revised COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS), and Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to allow those revisions to take immediate effect. Some of these changes are...more

Second Time’s the Charm? California Set to Amend Pandemic-Related Workplace Safety Rules

Fisher Phillips on 6/7/2021

After a rollercoaster meeting Thursday where it originally voted down the proposed revisions, Cal/OSHA’s Standards Board eventually adopted proposed revisions to the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that will establish...more

Change is Coming in California: Top 10 Revisions to COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules for Employers

Fisher Phillips on 5/19/2021

After months of calls for modification to Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), California is about to adopt significant changes to the standard in light of the changing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the...more

California’s New Guidance On Emergency COVID-19 Standard Answers Some Questions But Leaves Employer Uncertainty

Fisher Phillips on 1/12/2021

California Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) further updated its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards Frequently Asked Questions late last week in an attempt to provide more clarification and answer questions the...more

Virginia COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules Now In Effect

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 7/29/2020

As we previously reported, Virginia became the first state to issue mandatory COVID-19 workplace safety rules when the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board (“VSHCB”) approved an emergency temporary standard on July 15,...more

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