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
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The U.S. Department of Labor recently published a final rule clarifying the rights of employees to authorize a representative to accompany an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) compliance officer during an...more
On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), a mandatory workplace safety rule aimed at protecting healthcare workers from COVID-19. OSHA also...more
When the COVID-19 vaccination becomes readily available, can private employers require employees to take the vaccine? The short answer: Probably, provided employers are mindful that, depending on the work performed,...more
OSHA released its latest guidance on when employers must notify it of workers being hospitalized or dying because of COVID-19. The new guidelines provide the following changes for reporting purposes...more