The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) increased the maximum penalty amount for serious and other-than-serious violations to $15,625 per violation effective January 15, 2023. Only eleven days later, OSHA...more
On February 2, 2022, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC attorneys Bill Wahoff, Jeff Tour, and Ashley Faulkner held an interactive webcast and provided employers an opportunity to ask questions related to paying for testing, creating...more
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As educational institutions sort through the contradictory patchwork of legal requirements regarding COVID vaccine mandates that have emerged over the past year, a U.S. District Court in Kentucky added one more wrinkle. While...more
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Complaints OSHA has received from workers include the lack of available PPE, such as respirators, gloves and gowns, lack of training on appropriate standards, and possible COVID-19 illnesses in the workplace. Another concern...more
1) OSHA has issued a comprehensive document "Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19."
That Guidance categorizes employers under "Very High Risk," "High Risk," "Medium Risk," and "Lower Risk," categories. The...more