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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 -

[Webinar] Major Updates to OSHA's Hazard Communication (Chemical Right-to-Know) Standard - June 20th, 1:00 pm ET

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 5/31/2024

On May 20, 2024, OSHA published its long-in-the-making revision to the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). OSHA’s revised its standard to better align with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification...more

OFCCP Week In Review: May 2024 #2

DirectEmployers Association on 5/13/2024

Monday, April 13, 2024: Contractors Have Second Opportunity to Comment on OFCCP’s Supply & Service Contractor Portal Information Collection - OFCCP published in the Federal Register Notice of a 30-day public comment period...more

Last Call for Employers to Submit OSHA Form 300A Data

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/29/2024

Employers who meet certain size and industry requirements have until March 2, 2024 to electronically submit occupational injury and illness data from their Form 300A Annual Summary for 2023 to the federal Occupational Safety...more

OFCCP Week In Review: October 2023 #3

DirectEmployers Association on 10/17/2023

Sunday, October 1, 2023: OFCCP Discrimination Enforcement Statistics Hit New Lows - As federal Fiscal Year 2024 began on October 1, Fiscal Year 2023 ended on a down note for OFCCP as its enforcement statistics went even...more

OFCCP Week In Review: July 2023 #4

DirectEmployers Association on 7/25/2023

Part III: Four Implications Impacting Federal Government Contractors & Employers Following the SCOTUS Decision in the Harvard & UNC Cases + “Life Preserver” Practical Next Step Suggestions - This is Part III of a Four-Part...more

Today is the Day – Don’t Miss the Employer Deadline to Report to OSHA

Polsinelli on 3/2/2023

Today is the deadline for covered employers to submit their 2022 workplace injury and illness data electronically on Form 300A to the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (“OSHA”). Covered employers must submit...more

Upcoming Events and Deadlines for OSHA Large Employer ETS ‎

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 1/6/2022

There are several upcoming events and deadlines that are relevant to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) “large employer” emergency temporary standard (the “ETS”), which require businesses with 100 or...more

OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Survival Guide

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/23/2021

What Happened? I Thought This Was Gone! On Friday, December 17, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit lifted the nationwide Stay that had been previously put in place by the United States Court of...more

6th Circuit Court of Appeals Dissolves Stay of OSHA ETS: New Deadlines for Employers

Rumberger | Kirk on 12/21/2021

On November 12, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary stay of OSHA’s enforcement of the ETS that that required certain employers to, among other things, require employees to provide proof of vaccination...more

Happy Holidays!! New Compliance Deadlines under the OSHA ETS to Employers with 100 or More Employees

Foley & Lardner LLP on 12/20/2021

Developments immediately before the holiday break have many employers scrambling as the OSHA ETS has seemingly come back to life. The Sixth Circuit, in a 2-1 decision by a 3-member panel, dissolved the temporary stay...more

The Federal Government Vaccine Mandate’s Impact on Colleges and Universities

Winstead PC on 12/15/2021

The Biden administration on Nov. 4 released a Fact Sheet announcing the details of its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID-19 vaccination mandates. ...more

White House Extends Federal Contractors Deadlines Under Executive Order 14042

Butler Snow LLP on 11/18/2021

The White House released a Fact Sheet on November 4, 2021, aimed at covered federal contractors announcing they now have until January 4, 2022 for their covered employees to obtain their final vaccination dose. Under...more

Federal Contractor Employees Must Now be Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 By January 18, 2022

Polsinelli on 11/12/2021

On November 10, 2021, the Biden Administration announced another change to the deadline for federal contractors to become fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as required by Executive Order 14042. ...more

More Revisions to the Government Contractor Vaccine Mandate

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 11/11/2021

As expected, late on November 10 the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force revised its government contractor vaccine mandate Guidance to extend the deadline for covered contractor employees to get vaccinated. This revision...more

For Federal Contracting Sector, Deadline to Have Workforce Fully Vaccinated Is Extended to January 4

Fox Rothschild LLP on 11/11/2021

The Biden administration has modified a September executive order (EO) to extend the vaccine mandate compliance deadline for federal contractors to January 4, 2022. In a statement, the White House said the change was...more

Federal Contractor Vaccine Updates: January 18 “Fully Vaccinated” Deadline and New FAQs

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 11/11/2021

On November 10, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force again updated the binding Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors implementing Executive Order 14042, and issued new and updated FAQs for federal...more

White House Fact Sheet Results in Additional Questions for Government Contractors

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters on 11/9/2021

On November 4, 2021, the White House released a fact sheet on the issuance of new OSHA ETS and CMS Rules and also addressed some changes to the previously announced EO 14042 federal contractor vaccination mandate. During last...more

OSHA Issues Mandatory Vaccination and Testing Standard, But One Federal Court of Appeals Has Already Issued a Stay

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 11/9/2021

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published on November 5, 2021, its emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) requiring most private employers with 100 or more employees to establish, implement, and...more

It’s Finally Here: OSHA Reveals COVID-19 Vaccine Rule for Private Sector

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 11/5/2021

The OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard is hot off the presses — now what? Undoubtedly, there will be lots and lots of discussion and legal challenges over the next several days. Although this is not an in-depth analysis, here...more

OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC on 11/5/2021

On November 4, 2021, The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its highly anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing, which requires...more

OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard Regarding Vaccine Requirements & COVID-19 Safety Protocols

Butler Snow LLP on 11/5/2021

After weeks of waiting, we finally have the new emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, pertaining to workforce vaccination requirements and other COVID-19- related safety...more

It’s Here: OSHA’s Rule Mandating COVID Vaccinations or Weekly Testing for Employers

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/5/2021

The much-anticipated vaccine rule is here. On November 4, 2021, and in response to President Biden’s Executive Order, the Department of Labor, through the Occupational Safety and Health Commission, issued the Emergency...more

OSHA and CMS Vaccination Rules Released: Here Are the Details

McDermott Will & Emery on 11/5/2021

On November 4, 2021, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) unveiled its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to protect employees of large employers in all industries from COVID-19. The Centers for...more

OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard Mandating Vaccination or Testing for Private Employers with 100 or More Employees

Bowditch & Dewey on 11/5/2021

On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued its long-anticipated COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”). Businesses have been impatiently awaiting this...more

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

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 11/5/2021

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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