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OSHA Puts Healthcare Employers on Alert After Issuing Penalties for Willful Citations

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An alarm bell has sounded for healthcare facilities as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issues two Willful COVID-19 Citations with nearly $300,000 in proposed penalties. On August 4th, OSHA...more

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Your State No Longer Requires Face Coverings in the Workplace – But Should You Continue To Mandate Them?

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As the COVID-19 pandemic (mercifully) starts to retreat, many states have begun rolling back face-covering mandates, which often relieve employers of the obligation to require masks for employees and visitors in the...more

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Employers Are Contesting OSHA’s COVID-19 Citations

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Frustrated by constantly shifting guidance and shortages of respirators and other personal protective equipment experienced in 2020, employers are rejecting Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations for...more

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Frequently Cited OSHA COVID-19 Violations And What Employers Can Do Differently

From the start of the Coronavirus pandemic through December 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations from 300 inspections for Coronavirus-related...more

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OSHA's Frequently Cited Standards Related to COVID-19 Inspections

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Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in mid-March, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued over 200 citations for violations related to COVID-19, resulting in...more

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Employers Take Note: OSHA Provides Details On Most Common COVID-19 Citations

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) just issued guidance and an accompanying one-page summary outlining which standards are most frequently cited during coronavirus-related inspections. OSHA based these...more

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What Kinds of Citations has OSHA Been Issuing During the Pandemic?

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OSHA’s enforcement activity has been accelerating as the number of COVID-19 cases has increased.  Now OSHA has issued a guidance designed to give employers an understanding of the most commonly cited violations arising from...more

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Cal/OSHA Increasing COVID-19 Enforcement Activities – What Should Employers Do To Prepare?

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Cal/OSHA recently cited 11 employers in the food processing, meatpacking, health care, agriculture, and retail industries for not protecting employees from potential exposure to COVID-19. The state safety enforcement agency...more

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OSHA Expected to Issue More COVID-19 Citations in Light of Recent Lawsuit

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has increased pressure on health care facilities, and long term care providers specifically, by issuing COVID-19-related citations and initiating COVID-19-related...more

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OSHA Issues Second Set of Coronavirus-Related Citations

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has now issued its second set of coronavirus-related citations, this time against an Ohio health-care company.  OSHA inspected three of the...more

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