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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 Cites Employer for Failing to Protect Employees from Workplace Violence

Benesch on 7/25/2024

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

What Workplace Violence Law Means for Texas Healthcare

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/13/2024

Violence in the workplace is something all employers prohibit and try to prevent. Healthcare employers have a tougher time, because the violence often comes from patients. How do you best protect workers while still...more

2023 Health Care Employment Law Year in Review

K&L Gates LLP on 2/29/2024

Employment matters in the health care industry once again prompted significant attention from federal and state governments in 2023. While much of our 2022 Year in Review discussed how states were beginning to address...more

Don’t Mess with Texas Nurses: Texas Healthcare Facilities Must Adopt Workplace Violence Prevention Plans by September 1, 2024

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/7/2024

Texas has now joined states like California in creating statutory protections against workplace violence against healthcare workers. Senate Bill 240, now Chapter 331 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, requires healthcare...more

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2023

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

OSHA Sends Message to Treatment Facility: Keep Workers Safe from Violent Patients

Willcox & Savage on 6/23/2023

Workplace violence has become a serious issue for employers throughout the United States. In addition to the potential civil liability and workers’ compensation liability, employers must consider the potential for OSHA...more

Small Business Panel has Big Recommendations for Potential OSHA Workplace Violence Prevention Standard

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/16/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: A Small Business Advocacy Review Panel for a potential OSHA standard to address Prevention of Workplace Violence in the Healthcare and Social Assistance sectors concluded on May 1, 2023....more

Under SB 240, Texas Healthcare Facilities Will Be Required to Adopt Workplace Violence Prevention Plans by September 1, 2024

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/17/2023

California has long led the nation in addressing workplace violence via the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care standard. The federal Occupational...more

OSHA Gets Ball Rolling on Proposed Rule on Workplace Violence in Healthcare Facilities

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/18/2023

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently took a major first step toward developing its anticipated standard regarding violence in the healthcare setting, titled “Prevention of Workplace Violence in...more

OSHA Moves One Step Closer to Proposing a Rule Addressing Workplace Violence in the Healthcare and Social Assistance Industries

Littler on 3/16/2023

On March 1, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) formally convened the Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel regarding a possible Prevention of Workplace Violence in Healthcare and Social...more

Is an OSHA Workplace Violence Standard for the Healthcare Industry on the Way?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/3/2023

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has identified violence in healthcare settings as a significant occupational risk, and a new workplace violence standard for the healthcare industry could be on the...more

Federal Courts Reject a Union's Attempt to Force OSHA to Issue New COVID-19 Rules

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 9/6/2022

It may seem like a lifetime ago, but employers may recall that in late 2021, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) withdrew its health care emergency temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19,...more

Code Blue! — Violence in the Workplace

Husch Blackwell LLP on 8/1/2022

Workplace violence has become a hot topic in today’s discourse; however, workplace violence is not just headline fodder for media outlets. The trend is well-documented and especially felt by the healthcare industry which...more

Long-Term Care Facilities Brace for Additional OSHA Inspections Under Extended COVID-19 NEP

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 7/13/2022

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced on June 30, 2022, that it was extending “until further notice” its revised COVID-19 National Emphasis Program (“NEP”), which had been set to expire on July...more

Spread of COVID-Whistleblower Legislative Protections Continues Unabated

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/29/2022

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was sudden and devastating, and even as the threat levels subside, the fallout endures. To be sure, the healthcare industry has long been on the forefront of battling the threat to public...more

4-Step Plan for Healthcare Employers as OSHA Increases Scrutiny

Fisher Phillips on 6/24/2022

Evidence is mounting that federal workplace safety officials are placing healthcare organizations under increasing scrutiny – and that means you need to develop a proactive plan to put yourself in the best position to...more

COVID-19 “Endemic” is Not Over: OSHA is Opening New COVID-19 Programmed Inspections

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/18/2022

Seyfarth Synopsis: Federal OSHA is rolling out an aggressive COVID-19 enforcement program to inspect “high hazard” employers, as well as re-inspect those healthcare employers who have received COVID-19 complaints in the past....more

Snapshot on Healthcare Industry: April 2022

Fisher Phillips on 4/18/2022

Welcome to our latest Healthcare Snapshot, where we take a quick look at some of the most pressing issues facing employers in the industry. Even though COVID-19 numbers are generally trending in a positive direction,...more

The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from March 2022

Fisher Phillips on 4/7/2022

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Top 10 Takeaways as OSHA Sets Sights on Permanent COVID-19 Standard for Healthcare Settings

Fisher Phillips on 3/25/2022

Federal workplace safety authorities just announced that they are accepting additional comments regarding a final permanent standard that will address COVID-19 exposure in healthcare settings. According to the March 22...more

OSHA Reaffirms Arrival of Permanent Healthcare Industry COVID-19 Standard

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/24/2022

On March 22, 2022, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a limited reopening of the rulemaking record for the COVID-19 emergency temporary standard for the healthcare industry, originally...more

OSHA Taking Comments on Proposed Permanent Healthcare COVID-19 Standard

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis on 3/23/2022

OSHA has partially reopened the rulemaking record and scheduled an informal public hearing to seek comments on several topics relating to the development of a final standard to protect healthcare and healthcare support...more

#WorkforceWednesday: Independent Contractor Rule Reinstated, OFCCP Targets Pay Equity Audits, OSHA Focuses on Health Care...

Epstein Becker & Green on 3/23/2022

This week, we look at a range of developments shifting the enforcement approach across federal agencies and how employers can comply with these shifts. Texas Court Reinstates DOL Independent Contractor Rule A district...more

OSHA Partially Opens Record on Rulemaking for Permanent Healthcare COVID-19 Standard

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/22/2022

OSHA has just announced it is partially reopening the record on the rulemaking for the permanent healthcare COVID-19 standard known as the rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings....more

OSHA Announces Highly Focused Healthcare Facility Inspection Plan

Littler on 3/18/2022

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced in a memorandum it will proceed with a highly focused, short-term initiative directed at general medical and surgical hospitals, psychiatric and...more

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