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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 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 -

Arizona’s New Heat Safety Executive Order: What to Know as Temperatures Rise

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/5/2025

On May 22, 2025, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed Executive Order (EO) 2025-09 as part of the state’s broader initiative to enhance worker safety amid rising summer temperatures. ...more

COVID-19: The Path Out of the Pandemic - Biden Issues Forceful Orders Mandating Vaccination Across Sectors

WilmerHale on 9/13/2021

In response to one of the worst outbreaks in the COVID-19 pandemic, attributable largely to the highly contagious Delta variant, President Biden on September 9 announced his six-prong Path Out of the Pandemic plan. To...more

#WorkforceWednesday: States Adjust COVID-19 Regulations and OSHA ETS Released - Employment Law This Week®

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/16/2021

It's #WorkforceWednesday! This week, we look at the ways in which states are relaxing COVID-19 restrictions and discuss the much-anticipated Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) emergency temporary standard....more

The Great Reopening: Considerations for Employers as Employees Begin to Travel and Return to the Office

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 5/25/2021

The COVID-19 global pandemic has been an unprecedented challenge for U.S. employers over the past 12+ months. Among other things, pandemic-containment policies and best practices limited business and personal travel. ...more

“Masks Off” - Now What For Employers?

Smith Anderson on 5/19/2021

On May 13, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) announced new guidance stating that masks and physical distancing were no longer necessary for fully vaccinated individuals in most settings. The...more

President Biden Pushes Hard Reset Button on OSHA COVID-19 Initiatives

Baker Donelson on 2/25/2021

On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Protecting Health Safety instructing the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) in the U.S. Department of Labor to publish updated...more

New OSHA Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace

Dickinson Wright on 2/23/2021

In response to President Biden’s Executive Order requiring action to protect workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) released a comprehensive new guidance document for...more

Coronavirus Protections Enacted by Two Executive Orders

Dentons on 2/19/2021

During his campaign, President Biden indicated consistently that he would work rapidly to provide additional Coronavirus protections and he delivered on that promise in two Executive Orders signed on his first and second days...more

OSHA Update: Biden Administration Signals New Employer COVID-19 Obligations

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/10/2021

President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Jan. 21, 2021, directed at the health and safety of American workers and workplace safety. Within days, on Jan. 29, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...more

Biden Administration Issues Executive Order and OSHA Guidance To Address COVID-19 Workplace Challenges Within First 10 Days

Genova Burns LLC on 2/5/2021

On January 21, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s second day in office, he issued “Executive Order On Protecting Worker Health and Safety,” which directed the Department of Labor (“DOL”) and Occupational Health and Safety...more

OSHA Issues Revised COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance

WilmerHale on 2/3/2021

On January 29, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued updated guidance aimed at helping employers implement COVID-19 Prevention Programs to better identify workplace risks that could lead to...more

OSHA Issues ‘Stronger’ Workplace Guidance on COVID-19

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/3/2021

On January 29, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published new guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. In a press release announcing the new guidance,...more

U.S. COVID-19: OSHA Issues Guidance Addressing Mitigation and Prevention of COVID-19 in the Workplace

BCLP on 2/3/2021

As part of President Biden’s first executive actions, on January 21, 2021, the president ordered the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) to issue new science-based guidance to protect workers and...more

Employers Get Ready - OSHA Issues 16 New Recommendations for Employers

Saul Ewing LLP on 2/3/2021

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released a list of sixteen new recommendations for employers in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the request of the newly-installed Biden...more

New Jersey Enacts New COVID-19 Workplace Safety Protocols

Genova Burns LLC on 11/9/2020

Effective 6:00 am on Thursday, November 5, 2020, pursuant to Governor Phil Murphy’s October 28, 2020 Executive Order 192 (“EO 192” and “Order”), every New Jersey business which operates with employees and customers physical...more

Atlanta Now Requires Masks Inside Buildings: What Do Employers Need To Know?

Fisher Phillips on 7/10/2020

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms just issued an executive order requiring persons within the City of Atlanta to wear face masks in many circumstances. This July 8 order appears to conflict with Governor Kemp’s latest June...more

Successful Return-to-Work Strategies post-COVID-19

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 5/12/2020

We know that these COVID-19 isolation orders have to end sooner or later and it’s going to be a transition for everyone. The time is now to start planning for a successful return to work strategy. DRM’s labor and employment...more

California’s Resilience Roadmap And Guidance To Employers For Stage Two Reopening

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/12/2020

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a plan to allow the limited reopening of some businesses beyond those in the category of essential critical infrastructure. This limited reopening is part of the “Resilience...more

Plan Now for Reopening Your Business

Woods Rogers on 5/5/2020

Someday this, too, will pass. In a rush to revive their economies, several states have begun easing their COVID-19 restrictions. It is still unclear when restrictions will be lifted in Virginia. Currently, Executive Orders 53...more

Face Covering Guidelines for Businesses Operating in Texas

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/1/2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the use of cloth face coverings in public settings, including in any situation where social distancing measures and other...more

Back to Work: Governor Gavin Newsom Issues Guidance for Reopening California

BCLP on 4/22/2020

California Governor Gavin Newsom was the first U.S. governor to impose a statewide stay at home order. He has now reported that his aggressive action appears to have flattened the curve of COVID-19 cases in the state, and...more

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