Each state is governed either directly by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration or develops and implement its own state plan for workplace safety that is required to be at least as effective as federal...more
On December 27, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a statement announcing the withdrawal of the non-recordkeeping portions of its health care emergency temporary standard (ETS). OSHA originally announced...more
12/30/2021
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On November 12, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order staying the enforcement and implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s vaccinate-or-test emergency temporary...more
11/17/2021
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On November 4, the federal government announced new vaccine requirements for health care workers issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Here is what health care employers need to know...more
On November 4, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration released the details for its emergency temporary standard requiring all employers with 100 or more employees to develop, implement, and...more
Last week, the First Circuit Court of Appeals rejected challenges to a Maine emergency rule requiring that health care workers be vaccinated against COVID-19. Originally scheduled to take effect on August 12, 2021, all Maine...more
10/29/2021
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On September 9, President Joe Biden announced plans to chart a “Path out of the Pandemic” given the recent rise of COVID-19 cases in the United States. In order to achieve the top priority of vaccinating as many Americans as...more
9/17/2021
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