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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. Court of Appeals Finds “No Clear Duty” for OSHA To Issue Permanent COVID-19 Healthcare Standard

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In June 2021, the United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“Fed OSHA”) enacted a COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) governing the health care industry. The ETS had a...more

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Unions Ask 6th Circuit to Transfer COVID Rule Case to D.C. Circuit; Government Opposes En Banc Review

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As the OSHA COVID ETS saga continues to unfold, several union groups have filed a motion requesting that the 6th Circuit transfer all of the consolidated petitions to the D.C. Circuit, arguing that the D.C. Circuit is better...more

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Policy Matters Newsletter - August 2021 #2

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House Leadership Holds The Line On Dual-Track Infrastructure Bill(s) Strategy. Earlier this week, media concerns abounded that moderate house democrats might throw an immovable wrench in the serious progress with the...more

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Beltway Buzz - August 2021 #2

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Historic Federal Legislation on the Move. While the Buzz was out last week, the U.S. Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by a bipartisan vote of 69 to 30. As the Buzz has discussed, the bill provides $1.2...more

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OSHA Maintains COVID-19 Safety Pressure on Healthcare Employers Despite Challenges from All Sides

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fielded complaints from both labor unions and management-side associations regarding its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), highlighting stakeholders’...more

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Labor Unions Seek Appellate Review Of OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

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The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (UFCW), and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) have filed a petition for review of OSHA’s recent...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

AFL-CIO Releases Annual Workplace Safety Report, Focused on COVID-19

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Recently, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) released its 30th annual “Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect” report. Every year, the report highlights the number of states...more

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OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS Expected Soon – Too Little, Too Late?

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On April 26, OSHA sent its COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS) to the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for review. OIRA is the regulatory “gatekeeper” that is...more

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Compel OSHA to Issue an Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19? The DC Circuit Says No to the AFL-CIO (Twice)

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On July 28, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“DC Circuit”) declined to rehear the unanimous ruling of a three-judge DC Circuit panel that denied the AFL-CIO’s request that the court...more

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Virginia Becomes The First State To Adopt COVID-19 Workplace Safety Mandates

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On July 15, 2020, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) Safety and Health Codes Board voted 9-2 to approve the nation’s first emergency workplace regulation related to COVID-19. The new regulation was issued in...more

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After DC Circuit Rejects Union Petition For Emergency OSHA Rule On COVID-19, Union Seeks Re-Hearing

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After a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit rejected an AFL-CIO request for an order requiring an emergency OSHA COVID-19 regulation, the union has petitioned for re-hearing by the entire Court....more

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AFL-CIO Emergency Petetion for Writ of Mandamus: U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Addresses Request for OSHA COVID-19...

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The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) June 11th Order addressed a petition submitted by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (“AFL-CIO”) related to...more

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DC Circuit Court Denies Union’s Suit Against OSHA to Force Emergency Temporary Worker Safety Standard

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) had brought suit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals against the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration,...more

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AFL-CIO Files Emergency Petition Demanding Formal COVID-19 Action from OSHA

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The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), along with other unions, advocacy groups, and some members of Congress, repeatedly has criticized OSHA’s response to the COVID-19 crisis as...more

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Another Symptom Of COVID-19: Union Organizing

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If your “essential” workforce is not already organized, consider this your wake-up call. As this pandemic has worn on, and more “essential workers” have fallen ill to COVID-19, labor unions have become noticeably more...more

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OSHA Updates COVID-19 Guidance, Faces Lawsuit by AFL-CIO

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As the country slowly begins the reopening process, OSHA has issued two new guidance documents—an Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for COVID-19 and Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of COVID-19....more

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Beltway Buzz - March 2020 #2

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COVID-19 Update. Set forth below is a quick roundup of policy developments and implications concerning the COVID-19 virus. ...more

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OSHA Releases Revisions to Electronic Recordkeeping Rule

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On January 25, 2019, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published in the Federal Register its revisions to its electronic recordkeeping rules. As expected, OSHA eliminated the requirement for employers...more

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