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Trump Nominates David Keeling to Lead OSHA: 7 Things Employers Need to Know

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is about to get a new leader. President Donald Trump has nominated David Keeling, a workplace safety veteran with experience at UPS and Amazon, to take the lead at the...more

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Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Rule About to Expire – But Employers Have 2 Lingering Compliance Obligations

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The California workplace safety rule that required employers to adopt and deploy measures to address COVID-19 hazards is set to sunset on February 3 – but there are some wrinkles that will require you to continue with some...more

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[Webinar] What Employers Should Expect from OSHA Under a Second Trump Administration - December 18th, 1:00 pm ET

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Following another close national election, President Trump returns to the White House for a second term, and resumes control over the vast Executive Branch bureaucracy, including the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety...more

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10 Key Things to Know About the New Cal/OSHA Permanent COVID-19 Regulation

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By now, California employers are familiar with the state’s COVID-19 safety protocols for the workplace. After several years, however, Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) is being replaced by a new “permanent”...more

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California’s COVID-19 Regulations Extended: 3 Developments for Employers to Note

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Fans of the 1984 fantasy film The NeverEnding Story might remember the famous line, “Every real story is a never-ending story.” For California employers that have been grappling with COVID-19 for the better part of the last...more

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Vaccine Requirements – United States

In the United States, the federal government has faced challenges in imposing vaccination mandates for large private employers, federal contractors, and certain health care employees. Because of that, choices around...more

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“Strait” Talk for Employers on COVID-19 Compliance After OSHA Pulls Short-lived Vaccine ETS

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After federal workplace safety officials withdrew the emergency temporary standard that would have forced larger employers to either mandate COVID-19 vaccinations or require each unvaccinated worker to be tested each week,...more

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California Boosts Vaccination Requirement for Workers in Healthcare Settings

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Right before you left the office for the holiday season, California public health officials issued an order requiring all workers in healthcare and high-risk congregate settings to receive their COVID-19 booster shots by...more

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OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard – This Too Shall Pass (or Not)

Compliance Notes for Construction Professionals Amid Pending Legal Challenges Nationwide reverberations followed last week’s much-anticipated emergency temporary standard addressing COVID-19 (the ETS) from the Occupational...more

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OSHA to Large Employers – Your ‎Employees Must Get Vaccinated or Get ‎Tested and Mask Up

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Updated January 18, 2021 UPDATE: On December 17, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ‎issued an Opinion lifting the Fifth Circuit’s stay of OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ‎Emergency...more

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OSHA Issues its Vaccine Mandate

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") published a new Emergency Temporary Standard ("ETS") in the Federal Register today. This is the workplace vaccine mandate promised by President Biden on September...more

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OSHA Requires Employers with 100+ Employees to Ensure Their Employees Are Vaccinated or Submit to Weekly Testing

Today, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that requires employers with 100 or more employees to ensure that their employees who report to a workplace are...more

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CMS Vaccine Mandate Update

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On November 4, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an extensive Interim Final Rule and Comment Period on the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for those healthcare providers receiving Medicare or...more

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OSHA Issues ETS for Public Inspection with January 4, 2022 Vaccination Deadline

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The much-anticipated OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) posted this morning, November 4, 2021, for public inspection. The ETS...more

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OSHA Issues Long-Awaited Emergency Temporary Standard for Employers

On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor (“OSHA”), issued its long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), applicable to employers with at least 100...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: OSHA Updates COVID-19 Guidance, NLRB GC’s Priorities, Biometrics at Work - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we look at new federal guidance recommending all employees wear masks in the workplace and unique vaccination considerations for unionized workplaces. OSHA Updates COVID-19 Mask, Vaccination Guidance (see attached...more

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‘Key to NYC’ Order Requires Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination to Enter Entertainment, Dining, Fitness Venues

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio issued Executive Order 225 (the Order) and related guidance on August 16 regarding the “Key to NYC” vaccination requirements for indoor entertainment/recreation, dining, and fitness...more

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OSHA Issues New Workplace Guidance In Response to Rising Numbers of COVID-19 Cases

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On August 13, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued updated guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. OSHA’s latest guidance is...more

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10 Considerations for Employers Contemplating Mandatory Vaccination Policies

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If you’re an employer contemplating implementing a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for your workforce, you aren’t alone. With COVID-19 cases surging around the country and leading to new Centers for Disease Control and...more

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California Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine for Healthcare Workers

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After announcing last week that healthcare workers (and state employees) will soon be required to either provide proof of vaccination or submit to weekly or bi-weekly COVID-19 testing, California issued an additional order...more

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OSHA’s First Mandatory COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rule Outlines Safety Regulations for Healthcare Employees and Requires Employee...

On June 21, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published its first mandatory COVID-19 workplace safety rule, which as discussed below, also includes a surprising paid leave component for...more

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OSHA Announces COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare Industry

On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety. The order directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to take action to reduce the risk that workers...more

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The 7 Main Takeaways for Healthcare Employers Now That OSHA Has Finally Unveiled Its Long-Awaited COVID-19 Emergency Temporary...

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Almost six months after President Joe Biden directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to determine whether emergency temporary standards (ETS) concerning COVID-19 were necessary, OSHA finally issued the...more

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OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Healthcare Workers from COVID-19

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In response to President Biden’s Executive Order issued on January 21, 2021, directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to take action to reduce the risk that workers may contract COVID-19 in the...more

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Workplace Law Lowdown | OSHA Abandons Requirement to Record COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Reactions

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Employers are no longer required to record employee adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines in OSHA 300 Logs. Guidance issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) on April 20, 2021 required employers...more

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