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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 Cites Employer for Failing to Protect Employees from Workplace Violence

Benesch on 7/25/2024

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continues to focus on preventing workplace violence in hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare settings, where employees are five...more

Snapshot on Healthcare Industry: April 2022

Fisher Phillips on 4/18/2022

Welcome to our latest Healthcare Snapshot, where we take a quick look at some of the most pressing issues facing employers in the industry. Even though COVID-19 numbers are generally trending in a positive direction,...more

Hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities Targeted for COVID-19 Scrutiny – 5 Steps to Help Ensure You are Ready for Federal...

Fisher Phillips on 3/10/2022

For the second time in a week, key members of the healthcare provider community are the focus of an announcement promising more pandemic-related scrutiny from a federal agency. The Occupational Safety and Health...more

Supreme Court Ruling Permits CMS Vaccine Mandate for Employees of Healthcare Facilities to Become Effective

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/2/2022

On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinions in each of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) vaccination...more

Newly Issued Vaccine Guidance Brings Increased Uncertainty for Nursing Home Operators and Staff

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/22/2021

Among additional measures announced by the Biden administration on August 18 in response to the proliferation of the Delta variant of COVID-19, the Department of Health and Human Services is directed to implement guidelines...more

Private Employers Must Mandate Employee Vaccinations or Weekly Testing Under President Biden’s New Plan

Gray Reed on 9/13/2021

On Thursday, September 9, 2021, President Biden announced key provisions of his new plan to require more Americans to be vaccinated in order to combat the spread of COVID-19....more

OSHA to Develop Rule Requiring All Employers with 100+ Employees to Implement Vaccine Mandate

Benesch on 9/10/2021

On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced his administration’s “action plan” for finding a “path out of the pandemic.” President Biden has directed OSHA to develop a rule that will require all employers with 100 or more...more

The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from August 2021

Fisher Phillips on 9/9/2021

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

OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Promises Implementation and Compliance Challenges for Long-Term Care Facilities

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 6/23/2021

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), on June 10, 2021, released a long-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) to protect workers that provide healthcare and healthcare support services from...more

OSHA’s New Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Healthcare Workers

Brooks Pierce on 6/15/2021

The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for the healthcare industry. The new standard focuses on protecting healthcare...more

The 7 Main Takeaways for Healthcare Employers Now That OSHA Has Finally Unveiled Its Long-Awaited COVID-19 Emergency Temporary...

Fisher Phillips on 6/14/2021

Almost six months after President Joe Biden directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to determine whether emergency temporary standards (ETS) concerning COVID-19 were necessary, OSHA finally issued the...more

OSHA’s COVID-19 Standard …. Finally! New Emergency Temporary Standard Limited to Healthcare Sector

Ruder Ware on 6/11/2021

On Thursday, June 10, 2021, OSHA finally issued its long-delayed COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) which is effective immediately. However, it applies only to the healthcare sector. Applicable employers must...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - March 2021 #4

WilmerHale on 3/25/2021

As part of an ongoing investigation into a “failed” $35 million contract to provide six million N95 masks to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chair James Clyburn...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - March 2021

WilmerHale on 3/5/2021

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis launched an investigation into One Medical’s COVID-19 vaccine-distribution practices. In a letter, Subcommittee Chair James Clyburn (D-SC) highlighted the need for...more

Continued Uptick In OSHA Requests For Information To Nursing Homes

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/2/2021

Long-term care facilities have been hit hard by COVID-19. As we approach the one-year anniversary of this national emergency, many facilities have grown accustomed to the additional reporting and scrutiny. However, this...more

50-State Update On COVID-19 Business Liability Protections

Husch Blackwell LLP on 2/23/2021

A number of states have passed or are considering passing legislation to shield certain businesses from liability from claims for injury caused by exposure to COVID-19. Generally, the laws require that the business was in...more

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, February 2021 # 13

Hogan Lovells on 2/19/2021

In Washington: The Labor Department on Thursday adjusted last week’s jobless claims numbers upward, showing claims surged to a seasonally adjusted 861,000, a sign that the labor market continues to struggle to recover from...more

OSHA Issues COVID-19 Respiratory Protection Guidance For Long Term Care Facilities

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 12/1/2020

OSHA has issued guidance on personal protective equipment (“PPE”) and respiratory protection use in nursing home and long term care facilities (collectively “LTCFs”) to protect against COVID-19. In its recently issued...more

OSHA Releases Updated COVID-19 Respiratory Protection Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 11/18/2020

Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCFs) have not heard much from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in terms of specific industry guidance since the middle of May when the agency released a one-page document...more

Lessons Learned: OSHA Advises Employers on Most Common Violations in COVID-19 Inspections

Foley & Lardner LLP on 11/17/2020

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) tweeted last week that it has cited more than 200 employers for coronavirus-related violations, with penalties totaling nearly $3 million. Amidst this wave of...more

COVID-19/OSHA Enforcement: Guidance Issued Referencing Frequently Violated Standards During Inspections

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/12/2020

The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued on November 6th a guidance document titled: Common COVID-19 Citations: Helping Employers Better Protect Workers and Comply with OSHA...more

OSHA Issues New Guidance on Respiratory Protection in Long-Term Care Facilities

Ruder Ware on 11/10/2020

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a respiratory protection guidance for nursing homes, assisted living, and other long-term care facilities (LTCF) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This guidance...more

OSHA Issues COVID-19 Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 11/6/2020

During the first U.S. surge in COVID-19 infections, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term residential care facilities experienced an especially high degree of workplace transmission of the virus and...more

COVID-19 and Unprecedented: Litigation Insights - Issue 24, September 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 9/23/2020

This 24th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, sees a flurry of activity around government restrictions on mass gatherings and business operations -- including a significant ruling from...more

Tennessee Passes Broad COVID-19 Liability Shield Legislation

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 8/21/2020

Tennessee joins a growing list of states passing liability protections around the country. The Tennessee COVID-19 Recovery Act (the Act) protects from lawsuits arising from COVID-19 in the absence of gross negligence or...more

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