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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... more +
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 -
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What Workplace Violence Law Means for Texas Healthcare

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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

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2023 Health Care Employment Law Year in Review

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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4-Step Plan for Healthcare Employers as OSHA Increases Scrutiny

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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

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

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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

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Snapshot on Healthcare Industry: April 2022

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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

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The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from March 2022

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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

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

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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

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OSHA Reaffirms Arrival of Permanent Healthcare Industry COVID-19 Standard

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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

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OSHA Taking Comments on Proposed Permanent Healthcare COVID-19 Standard

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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

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

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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

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OSHA Announces Highly Focused Healthcare Facility Inspection Plan

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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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Covid-19 Requirements for Healthcare Employers: A Recap of Where Things Stand

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There is a lot going on right now for healthcare employers.  The first phase of CMS’s vaccine mandate is in full effect nationwide (now including Texas), the CDC has changed masking guidance in some circumstances, and it has...more

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OSHA To Address Soaring Injury Rates at Healthcare Facilities

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that “U.S. healthcare workers experienced a staggering 249 percent increase in injury and illness rates in 2020, based on employer-reported data, as they...more

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Supreme Court Ruling Permits CMS Vaccine Mandate for Employees of Healthcare Facilities to Become Effective

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On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinions in each of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) vaccination...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: January 2022 #5

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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

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CMS Issues Guidance After Supreme Court Greenlights CMS Health Care Facility Vaccine Mandate, Blocks OSHA Vaccine-or-Test Mandate

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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s mixed ruling on federal vaccination mandates, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released three separate guidances for three groups of states. Our Labor & Employment and Health...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: January 2022 #3

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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

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Supreme Court Rules on COVID-19 Vaccine/Testing Requirements – Big Business Mandate Blocked, Health Care Mandate Revived

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OSHA’S COVID-19 VACCINATION AND TESTING EMERGENCY TEMPORARY STANDARD - Thursday, the United States Supreme Court issued an emergency stay of the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 vaccination and testing and masking...more

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High Court Upholds CMS Vaccine Mandate For Health Care Workers -- What Now?

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After operating in limbo for a little over two months, Medicare/Medicaid certified facilities across the country now know one thing for certain—the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Interim Final Rule mandating health...more

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