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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 -

OSHA Terminates COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare Workers

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/5/2025

Is COVID-19 still a thing, and does OSHA care about it? Yes and yes. We all know that COVID-19 is still around. On the OSHA front, the agency seems to be focused less exclusively on COVID-19 and plans to take a broader...more

Pivotal Labor and Employment Law Issues in 2025: Healthcare

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/29/2025

Employers in the healthcare industry will navigate a landscape marked by rapid change and evolving challenges over the course of 2025, including those related to labor organizing, workplace safety, noncompete agreements, pay...more

OSHA Withdraws Proposed Rules Involving COVID-19 and Infectious Diseases

Littler on 1/22/2025

Last week, OSHA published a notice in the Federal Register that it was withdrawing its proposed rule, Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings, effective immediately. OSHA explained it was withdrawing the...more

Healthcare Employers Must Prepare for OSHA to Release Proposed Workplace Violence Rule By Year’s End

Fisher Phillips on 8/29/2024

Federal workplace safety officials plan to release a proposed rule later this year aimed at preventing workplace violence in the healthcare industry, giving you time to prepare for the potential of increased compliance...more

OSHA Slated to Deliver Proposed Workplace Violence Prevention Standard for Healthcare Industry in December 2024

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/1/2024

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is preparing to release a proposed standard on workplace violence prevention in healthcare settings in December 2024....more

What Workplace Violence Law Means for Texas Healthcare

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/13/2024

Violence in the workplace is something all employers prohibit and try to prevent. Healthcare employers have a tougher time, because the violence often comes from patients. How do you best protect workers while still...more

2023 Health Care Employment Law Year in Review

K&L Gates LLP on 2/29/2024

Employment matters in the health care industry once again prompted significant attention from federal and state governments in 2023. While much of our 2022 Year in Review discussed how states were beginning to address...more

Don’t Mess with Texas Nurses: Texas Healthcare Facilities Must Adopt Workplace Violence Prevention Plans by September 1, 2024

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/7/2024

Texas has now joined states like California in creating statutory protections against workplace violence against healthcare workers. Senate Bill 240, now Chapter 331 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, requires healthcare...more

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2023

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

An Employer Matrix -- Addressing Mental Health Issues in the Workplace

Amundsen Davis LLC on 6/29/2023

With the rise of active shooters in workplaces and schools there is an ever increasing concern over workplace violence and related employee mental issues. When addressing these concerns a company is faced with a complicated...more

OSHA Moves One Step Closer to Proposing a Rule Addressing Workplace Violence in the Healthcare and Social Assistance Industries

Littler on 3/16/2023

On March 1, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) formally convened the Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel regarding a possible Prevention of Workplace Violence in Healthcare and Social...more

Is an OSHA Workplace Violence Standard for the Healthcare Industry on the Way?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/3/2023

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has identified violence in healthcare settings as a significant occupational risk, and a new workplace violence standard for the healthcare industry could be on the...more

Final Steps of OSHA’s Proposed Permanent COVID-19 Standard for Healthcare

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/6/2023

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 rulemaking process has been quiet for a while, but recent activity appears to indicate we are now entering the final phase of a permanent COVID-19 standard...more

OSHA Extends COVID-19 Emphasis Program for Healthcare Industry While Plotting Permanent Rule

Fisher Phillips on 7/5/2022

Federal workplace safety officials just announced an extension of its COVID-19 National Emphasis Program (NEP) that focuses its inspection targeting efforts on hospital and skilled nursing care facilities that treat or handle...more

4-Step Plan for Healthcare Employers as OSHA Increases Scrutiny

Fisher Phillips on 6/24/2022

Evidence is mounting that federal workplace safety officials are placing healthcare organizations under increasing scrutiny – and that means you need to develop a proactive plan to put yourself in the best position to...more

Podcast: OSHA's Permanent COVID-19 Standard and Enforcement Blitz - Diagnosing Health Care

Epstein Becker & Green on 5/24/2022

What challenges are providers likely to face as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) prepares its permanent COVID-19 standard for health care workers? In this episode of Diagnosing Health Care,...more

OSHA Prepares To Issue A Final Rule Related To Health Care Providers – Stakeholders Must Submit Comments By April 22nd

Burr & Forman on 4/14/2022

On June 21, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) that was designed to protect health care workers from exposure to COVID-19 in settings where people with...more

The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from March 2022

Fisher Phillips on 4/7/2022

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

Beltway Buzz - March 2022 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/28/2022

The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary held hearings this week on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Republican senators focused on Judge...more

Top 10 Takeaways as OSHA Sets Sights on Permanent COVID-19 Standard for Healthcare Settings

Fisher Phillips on 3/25/2022

Federal workplace safety authorities just announced that they are accepting additional comments regarding a final permanent standard that will address COVID-19 exposure in healthcare settings. According to the March 22...more

What Do the Supreme Court’s Decisions on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Mean for the American Workforce?

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP on 2/17/2022

On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down one federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate (on large employers) while leaving another (on federally funded healthcare facilities) intact. On balance, these decisions curb...more

CMS’ Phase 1 Deadline for Vaccine Mandate to Take Effect for Certain States Tomorrow

Butler Snow LLP on 1/27/2022

Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Biden v. Missouri, CMS will require several states to be compliant with the “Phase 1” requirements of its Interim Final Rule (“IFC”) as of January 27, 2022. These states include...more

Supreme Court Upholds Vaccine Mandate for Medicare and Medicaid-Certified Providers and Suppliers

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 1/20/2022

On the same day that the United States Supreme Court imposed a stay of enforcement on OSHA’s vaccine mandate for private employers with over 100 employees, the Court ruled that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...more

OSHA Update for Health Care Providers With 100 or More Employees

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 1/12/2022

We want to make health care providers with 100 or more employees aware that, on December 27, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the expiration of its June 2021 Emergency Temporary...more

The Rise and Fall of OSHA's Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 12/30/2021

On December 27, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a statement announcing the withdrawal of the non-recordkeeping portions of its health care emergency temporary standard (ETS). OSHA originally announced...more

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