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Enforcement Actions Coronavirus/COVID-19 Health and Safety

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OSHA Key Player in DOL Deregulation Wave: A Snapshot of Workplace Safety Initiatives and What Employers Should Do Next

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OSHA just issued a heap of new proposed rules and took other agency actions as part of broader deregulatory efforts at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) – which are being called one of the most ambitious federal red tape...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Long-Term Care Facilities Brace for Additional OSHA Inspections Under Extended COVID-19 NEP

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced on June 30, 2022, that it was extending “until further notice” its revised COVID-19 National Emphasis Program (“NEP”), which had been set to expire on July...more

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DOL/OSHA Implements COVID-Related Employee Safety Standards for Healthcare Employers

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Building on President Biden’s Executive Order on Protective Worker Health and Safety issued on January 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency...more

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Biden's Selection of Doug Parker as OSHA Head Signals Aggressive Safety and Health Enforcement and Close Collaboration with...

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On this past Friday, April 9, President Biden announced his intent to nominate Doug Parker, the current chief occupational safety and health regulator in California, to serve as the United States Department of Labor’s...more

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OSHA Releases COVID-19 Workplace Health and Safety Guidance

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On January 29, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued detailed health and safety guidance to inform employers and employees of recommended strategies to mitigate the risk of exposure to...more

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President Biden Orders Increased COVID-19 Protections in the Workplace

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On January 21, 2021, President Joe Biden used his first full day in office to issue an Executive Order focused on increased COVID-19 protections for the nation’s workers, including the most vulnerable essential employees. As...more

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Biden Administration Orders OSHA To Increase Enforcement Efforts

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President Joe Biden has signed several Executive Orders in the first two days of his presidency, and one is an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety that directs the Occupational Safety and Health...more

Oberheiden P.C.

With Latest COVID-19 Surge, Federal Officials Will Be Prepared to Combat PPE Fraud

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When the COVID-19 crisis struck in early 2020, the immediate need for mass quantities of personal protective equipment (PPE) resulted in major supply shortages that made headlines across the country. As suppliers scrambled to...more

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OSHA COVID-19 Enforcement On The Rise

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As the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enters its new fiscal year, an uptick of enforcement activity from OSHA related to the COVID-19 pandemic is expected. OSHA began opening many COVID-19 inspections...more

K&L Gates LLP

COVID-19: Working Wise: Navigating Your Business Through a Shifting Enforcement Landscape: Practical Advice in the Time of...

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In this podcast, Nicole Stockey, Megan Moore, and Melanie Stratton Lopez discuss potential government enforcement actions employers need to consider when returning to work, with a focus on OSHA’s enforcement guidance....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Review Your Environmental, Health And Safety Management Systems To Minimize Regulatory Enforcement Risks Post-Quarantine

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On March 26, 2020, as government officials issued a slew of stay-at-home orders, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published an emergency policy memorandum describing how the agency would exercise its enforcement...more

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COVID-19: K&L Gates Triage: Responding to the Unimaginable: Legal Challenges for Nursing Homes & Long-Term Care Facilities in a...

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On this week’s episode, John Lawrence, Myla Reizen and Mark Rush discuss the devastating effects COVID-19 has had on nursing homes and long term care facilities in the United States and potential civil and criminal liability...more

McAfee & Taft

ODEQ to exercise enforcement discretion, as warranted, during COVID-19 crisis

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On March 30, 2020, the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) provided written guidance regarding enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Please note the following highlights...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

EPA Enforcement Falls Victim to COVID-19

In response to requests for leniency as companies grapple with reduced workforces during the COVID-19 crisis, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a temporary policy announcing that it will exercise...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Issues No Action Assurance Memorandums in Response to COVID-19 Caused...

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Last week, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (“ADEC”) issued two No Action Assurance Memorandums, one from the Division of Water (“Water Memo”) and one from the Division of Air Quality (“Air Memo”), to...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

EPA Issues Enforcement Discretion Policy During COVID-19

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a memorandum describing how and when the Agency will implement temporary enforcement discretion for certain federal environmental noncompliance during the COVID-19...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

U.S. EPA’s Temporary COVID-19 Enforcement Discretion Policy

On Thursday, March 26, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced and issued a Memo establishing an agency-wide temporary enforcement policy suspending or staying a broad array of enforcement efforts...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

FDA Issues Enforcement Policies for Face Masks and Respirators; Emergency Use Authorization for Ventilators

In a series of notices and enforcement-policy statements, the FDA has announced additional efforts to address the critical shortage of face masks, filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) and ventilators in response to the...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

COVID-19 Pandemic Will Soon be Impacting Compliance with and Enforcement of Environmental Laws

EPA existing guidance provides some conceptual anchoring for informing evolving risk management considerations. - Regulated parties face disruption of their ability to comply with environmental, health & safety laws due...more

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