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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 -

With Flu Season Upon Us, OSHA Signals That Employers Should Continue To Encourage Vaccination For Their Workforces

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/14/2022

Seyfarth Synopsis: With concerns of infectious disease at the forefront of workplace health and safety in the past several years, and with the traditional flu and cold season upon us, OSHA has reminded the regulated...more

Beltway Buzz - October 2021 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/18/2021

Congressional Update: Debt Limit Crisis and Reconciliation Plans. Both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives were officially out this week, but the U.S. Congress still made some news....more

Winter is Coming – Workplace Vaccine Mandates

Bowditch & Dewey on 11/16/2020

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), employers have a general duty to provide a workplace free of recognized hazards. As cold weather returns, workplaces across the nation will face increased health risks this...more

Mandate to Vaccinate? Employers and Required Flu Shots

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/9/2020

This year has presented many challenges, including a global health pandemic, wildfires, hurricanes, and social justice unrest, and yet we now face a fast approaching influenza season that is sure to bring on more coughs,...more

Flu Season And Possible COVID-19 Vaccine Will Shine A Spotlight On Workplace Vaccination Policies

Fisher Phillips on 8/19/2020

As the flu season approaches and the COVID-19 pandemic continues, employers’ mandatory vaccination policies may soon become more important than ever. For several reasons, those policies will also attract unprecedented...more

What Employers Need To Know To Prepare For Coronavirus

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/3/2020

As the number of confirmed positive cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19” or “coronavirus”) in the U.S. continues to rise, employers must prepare for issues that will inevitably arise as the virus spreads. While the...more

Masking the Problem? When Workers Want To Wear Masks Due To Coronavirus Or Flu

Fisher Phillips on 2/25/2020

Fear of the coronavirus and flu may cause anxiety among employees who frequently encounter other people, which may lead them to request permission to wear – or to simply wear without permission – a medical mask or respirator....more

Severe Flu Season Creates HR Challenges

Cozen O'Connor on 1/24/2020

With the outbreak of the corona virus dominating headlines, it is a great time to dust off the company policy on dealing with flu season and infectious diseases, generally, in the workplace. Contagious diseases are...more

Combating The Flu: Retail Sector Employers Among Most Prone To Workplace Disruptions

Fisher Phillips on 10/4/2019

In most workplaces across the country, a perfect attendance record will be met with applause. Employees who “tough it out” and sneeze their way through the workday are congratulated, while those who stay at home to nurse an...more

Bird Box: These Pandemic Planning Tips Are Beautiful, Please Look

FordHarrison on 1/11/2019

If you have not seen the film, chances are you have at least seen the memes and hype surrounding Netflix’s new horror movie, Bird Box, starring Sandra Bullock as the protagonist, Malorie....more

Weekly Round Up – February 4, 2018

Fisher Phillips on 2/6/2018

Mercifully, this has not been a week of big OSHA developments, so we focus on practical observations on safety compliance and on managing OSHA inspections. Because safety professionals in particular, and managers in general,...more

Howard’s Weekly Roundup - January 27 - Part 1.

Fisher Phillips on 1/29/2018

Thanks for the input on topics you’d like to see and on your own observations to reference in the weekly Update. In order to keep this report short, we’re shifting most book, movie and certain other categories to the full...more

Wrapping Paper Series Updates

Perkins Coie on 10/20/2015

2015 - The Price of Customer Loyalty: Rewards Programs and Sales and Use Tax Issues - 09.21.2015 - Retailers and other businesses use loyalty and rewards programs to draw in customers throughout the year. However,...more

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