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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged... more +
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -
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U.S. Department of Labor Announces Relaunch & Expansion of Its Opinion Letter Program

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On June 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the relaunching and expansion of its opinion letter program (Program). The Program is designed to help the public understand their compliance obligations through...more

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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your November To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

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OSHA Signals Rulemaking to Broaden Scope of Who Is Permitted to Accompany Compliance Officers During Worksite Inspections

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In February 2013, during the early months of the second term of the Obama administration, a standard interpretation related to Occupational Safety and Health Act regulations at 29 C.F.R. § 1903.8(c) that later became known as...more

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Fifth Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction Blocking Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

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On December 19, 2022, a panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 federal contractor vaccine mandate. The 2-1 panel...more

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Spring Regulatory Agenda Provides Roadmap to Anticipated Federal Rulemaking

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On June 21, 2022, the Biden administration released its Spring 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions.  These semi-annual regulatory agendas outline federal agency goals for the months ahead. Although the...more

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The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from March 2022

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Federal OSHA Withdraws its Vaccine-or-Test ETS: What’s Next?

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On January 26, 2022, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) withdrew its COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which required large employers to ensure that their...more

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OSHA Withdraws Emergency Temporary Standard Mandating Vaccination or Testing/Masking Policies for Employers with 100 or More...

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On January 25, 2022, OSHA filed a notice withdrawing its Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”). The ETS had mandated that employers with 100 or more employees require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or to...more

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The U.S. Supreme Court Stays OSHA’s Vaccine Mandate: What It Means For Employers

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On January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court stayed the vaccine-or-test mandate issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) for private sector employers with 100 or more employees. This...more

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Federal Vaccine Mandate: Scorecard

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The following dashboard provides an at-a-glance summary of the federal vaccine mandates and their current legal status.  To learn more about each mandate, follow the links to HR Law Watch articles....more

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Judicial Holdings Throw Vaccine Mandate Implementation into Disarray

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As anticipated in our prior alerts, there have been continuing practical and legal challenges to implementing the Path Out of the Pandemic plan. This alert provides an update on the current status of challenges to OSHA's...more

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Employers in Limbo—OSHA Suspends Vaccination Rule After Fifth Circuit Ruling as Florida Limits Mandates

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On November 12, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its second stay against OSHA’s emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring large private employers to “vaccinate or test” their employees (a summary of ETS)....more

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Day 2: Application of Florida’s Vaccine Mandate Law

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As we relayed in our prior ASAP, Governor DeSantis signed HB-1B into law on November 18, potentially affecting all Florida employers and certainly causing many to reconsider any policies already adopted relating in any way to...more

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OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard: A Step-by-Step Guide

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As we initially reported on November 4, 2021, OSHA has released its long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) covering private employers with 100 or more employees. While we have seen court challenges and indeed the...more

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COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing: Critical Implications of OSHA’s ETS for Federal Government Contractors

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On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its long-awaited COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) for covered private employers, including nearly all...more

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OSHA Releases COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard: Here’s What It Means for Employers

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published the long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) as directed by President Biden in his September 9 COVID-19 Action Plan – Path Out of the Pandemic....more

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Critical Update: Independent Contractors Not Covered Under Biden Vaccination Plan

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On October 11, 2021, we published a blog post on vaccination mandates for independent contractors. We addressed the issue of whether OSHA, in issuing a rule covering so called “large employers” with over 100 employees, will...more

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The Top 15 Workplace Law Stories from October 2021

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Stay Tuned as OSHA’s Vax-Or-Test Rule Will Soon Be Finalized

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On October 12, 2021, the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sent its highly anticipated emergency temporary standard (ETS), also known as the COVID-19 “vax-or-test rule,” to the White House for...more

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Updates to the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force’s Guidance for Contractors Aim to Provide Some Clarity Concerning Accommodations

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WHAT: On October 21, 2021, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force posted new Q-and-A guidance relevant to contractors covered by Executive Order (EO) 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors....more

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Arkansas Seeks to Amend President Biden’s Mandate

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On October 13, 2021, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson allowed a new law addressing mandated COVID-19 vaccines for employees to go into effect without his signature. Senate Bill 739’s primary sponsor, Senator Kim Hammer, made...more

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[Event] Dallas Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - October 22nd, Frisco, TX

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Our one-day Regional Compliance and Ethics Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

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Breaking Down the New COVID-19 Safety Protocol Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors

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The Biden Administration, via its Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (the “Task Force”), has now provided the guidance with which federal contractor and subcontractors must comply in connection with their contracts and...more

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Guide to Federal Contractor Obligations under Recent COVID-19 Executive Orders

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The federal government’s complicated multi-pronged approach to implementing COVID-19 safeguards related to federal contractors has left many confused.  ...more

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Questions, Answers and Predictions About New Federal COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates

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As McGuireWoods noted in a Sept. 10, 2021 alert and Sept. 20, 2021 FAQs, President Biden’s “Path Out of the Pandemic” COVID-19 action plan is big on concept but thin on details pending yet-to-be-issued regulations. There is,...more

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