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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 Updates Hazard Communication Standard, Effective July 19

Hendershot Cowart P.C. on 6/3/2024

On Monday, May 20, 2024, the Department of Labor released the final rule from its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that will update the current Hazard Communication Standard. The updates take effect on...more

OSHA Updates Its Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Instruction

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/9/2024

On January 26, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its updated Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Instruction, providing enforcement guidance related to compliance with...more

New OSHA Enforcement Guidance Promises Steeper Penalties for Employers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 2/1/2023

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced two enforcement guidance changes with the goal of deterring violations by substantially increasing the penalties certain employers may face for alleged...more

EEOC Updates Screening, Testing, and Mandatory Vaccination Polices

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 7/27/2022

After several months, the EEOC has once again updated its guidance and answers regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic’s interaction with anti-discrimination laws, with a particular focus on the workplace screening, testing,...more

EEOC Potentially Limits Employer's Right to Mandate COVID-19 Testing

McDermott Will & Emery on 7/22/2022

On July 12, 2022, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) revised its guidance on compliance with disability discrimination law during the COVID-19 pandemic. While previous guidance, initially published on...more

Cal/OSHA Issues Updated FAQs for Its Revised COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards

Weintraub Tobin on 5/12/2022

On May 7, 2022 (Yes, that was a Saturday), CalOSHA issued a Fact Sheet and updated Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) to align with, and explain, its revised Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) for preventing and...more

OSHA Falls in Line with CDC’s Reduced COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Periods

Fisher Phillips on 1/14/2022

As predicted, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration just adopted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s most recent guidance that reduced the COVID-19 isolation and quarantine periods. The impact of this...more

CDC Issues Updated Guidance on Isolation and Quarantine After Infection or Exposure to COVID-19

Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP on 1/7/2022

On December 27, 2021, and January 4, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) issued updated guidance shortening both the recommended time individuals are required to isolate after contracting COVID-19 and...more

OFCCP Week In Review: November 2021 #3

DirectEmployers Association on 11/15/2021

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Task Force Updates Guidance & FAQ to Be Consistent with November 4 White House Statement: Clarification re Vaccination Deadline;...

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 11/15/2021

On November 10, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force published, on their website, an updated Guidance sheet, as well as additional Q&A on the “Contractors” FAQ page. These updates incorporate the vaccination deadline...more

Important Updates on Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate—Deadline Extended and Flexibility Added - UPDATED

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 11/15/2021

UPDATE: The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued updated Guidance on November 10 confirming that the date a covered employee must be fully vaccinated is January 18, 2022. With the addition of new answers to...more

Vaccine Mandates and Religious Exemptions: Why Employers are Confused

Rumberger | Kirk on 10/29/2021

On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order on Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing in which he ordered the heads of executive departments and Federal agencies to immediately take action...more

COVID-19 Vaccination Religious Exemption Requests: 5 Key Takeaways From the EEOC’s Updated Technical Assistance

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/26/2021

On October 25, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its technical assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The updated and expanded COVID-19 technical assistance, “What You Should Know...more

EEOC Updates Guidance on Vaccine Mandates and Employers' Other COVID-19 Questions

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 10/22/2021

Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued updates to its questions and answers guidance on the interplay between employer COVID-19 policies and federal anti-discrimination laws. While the revised guidance...more

Update Regarding Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policies

BCLP on 10/15/2021

As many employers develop and implement mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policies, the legal landscape for federal and private vaccine mandates continues to develop. Below are a few recent developments in this area for all...more

Get Poked or Get Canned – Can You Terminate an Employee for Refusing the Vaccine?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/24/2021

The answer is it depends. Why is the employee refusing the vaccine? For employers mandating the vaccine, an employee’s refusal to receive it because he or she simply does not want to be vaccinated is likely fair game...more

Workplace Return Takes Lawyers to Uncharted Territory

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC on 9/8/2021

Yes, “uncharted territory” is a cliche. And so is “new normal.” But that’s not going to stop us from using both terms here. You might say we’re taking those two tried-and-true tigers by the tail and plowing ahead regardless....more

How OSHA's Revised COVID-19 Guidance Affects Agriculture and Food Processing Employers

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 9/7/2021

In an effort to reflect recent updates provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC"), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") revised its guidance on protecting workers and preventing...more

Yes, We’re Still Talking About COVID-19: OSHA Updates Guidance for Workplaces

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/2/2021

Recently OSHA updated its guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace for employers who are not covered by the “COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare.” As we explained before,...more

OSHA Releases Updated Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 9/2/2021

On August 13, 2021, the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) released updated guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace to reflect changes in the Centers for...more

OSHA Updates Employer COVID-19 Guidance on Protocols for Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Employees

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/27/2021

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Aug. 13, 2021, updated its advisory guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace for both vaccinated and unvaccinated workers...more

OSHA Issues Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Employers

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 8/27/2021

On August 13, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its “Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace.” The guidance was originally released on January 29,...more

OSHA Issues Updated COVID-19 Guidance to Match CDC’s July 27th Protocol on Masks Indoors in Public Places even for Fully...

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 8/23/2021

On Friday, August 13, 2021, OSHA issued an updated Guidance document regarding COVID-19 Plans and the General Duty Clause. OSHA has now adopted CDC’s July 27th Protocol in which Fully Vaccinated employees must wear masks...more

OSHA Updates Guidance on COVID-19 in the Workplace – Masking and Vaccines

Ruder Ware on 8/20/2021

On August 13, 2021, OSHA updated Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace (Guidance) related to the COVID-19 vaccine and masking. The Guidance now incorporates the...more

OSHA Updates Guidance for Employers on COVID-19 Control Measures

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 8/20/2021

Last Friday, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued updated guidance for employers on best practices for avoiding workplace spread of the COVID-19 virus. It incorporates revised CDC guidelines...more

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