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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 -

Developing Effective Workplace Violence Programs in Health Care: Protecting Those Who Care for Us

Amundsen Davis LLC on 5/27/2025

High rates of violent acts against heath care workers pose a serious risk to the safety and wellbeing of the medical and support professionals on the front lines of patient care. Studies show that health care workers are five...more

OSHA Issues New COVID-19 Guidance Focused on Protecting Unvaccinated and At-Risk Employees

Poyner Spruill LLP on 6/25/2021

On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) – the federal agency tasked with ensuring that working conditions are safe and healthful by setting and enforcing standards and by providing...more

OSHA Issues Updated Guidance for Most Non-Health Care Employers and Businesses

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/17/2021

On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued updated guidance (“Guidance”) for businesses and employers on COVID-19 prevention and mitigation in a post-vaccine workplace. This Guidance...more

Final OR OSHA Infectious Disease Rule Is Now Effective

Stoel Rives - World of Employment on 5/10/2021

Effective May 4, 2021, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OR OSHA”) published its final rule requiring Oregon employers to continue to implement safety measures to protect against the spread of...more

OSHA Waives Form 300A Posting Requirements for Establishments Closed Due to COVID-19

Epstein Becker & Green on 2/17/2021

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently updated its recordkeeping guidance, mandating that covered employers closely monitor and report certain work-related injuries or illnesses. Included among...more

COVID-19 OSHA Reporting Requirements for Employers

Poyner Spruill LLP on 10/27/2020

Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published new guidance clarifying when to report work-related hospitalizations and fatalities caused by COVID-19 to OSHA. According to the new FAQs, employers...more

[Webinar] CLE Institute - The New Rules of the Workplace: The Latest Occupational Health and Safety Regulations Concerning Working...

Williams Mullen on 9/17/2020

In this strange new world, employers must navigate how to bring employees back safely to the office and keep them healthy once they are there. This program will cover best practices including complying with OSHA as well as...more

Rule 1: Don’t Rush In Without a Plan – Return to Work in the Time of COVID-19

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/27/2020

As Labor Day approaches, with schools reopening (in some form or fashion), and as we approach the end of our collective bandwidth for Zoom meetings, much time and attention has been spent discussing how and when to finally...more

New OSHA Guidance For Businesses Returning To Work

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/22/2020

Late last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued new guidance for employers that are reopening their businesses and returning employees to work. Intended as a supplement to the agency’s...more

Examples Of COVID19 Screening, Social Distancing, And Contact Tracing Technologies And Related Legal And Practical Issues

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/11/2020

As organizations work feverishly to return to business in many areas of the country, they are mobilizing to meet the myriad of challenges for providing safe environments for their workers, customers, students, patients, and...more

NIOSH-Approved Masks Defined as Covered Countermeasures for Liability Immunity Under Amended PREP Act Declaration

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 4/17/2020

As concern about availability of personal protective equipment (“PPE”) continues to grow amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government continues to take action aimed at increasing the availability of PPE with important...more

COVID-19 in the Workplace - We May Not Be at Peak Yet, but the Lawsuits Are Already Coming

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/14/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed significant strains on virtually every aspect of life. While state and local governments have forced many businesses to suspend operations in an effort to mitigate the spread of the virus,...more

CDC Issues Interim Guidance for Critical Infrastructure Workers

Holland & Hart LLP on 4/13/2020

In an attempt to keep critical infrastructure from being crippled by worker shortages as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, the CDC issued new interim guidance on Wednesday, April 9, 2020, directed at workers in critical...more

FDA Update: Enforcement Policies for Gowns, Gloves, Sterilizers, Disinfectant Devices and Air Purifiers

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/10/2020

In response to growing medical product supply shortages and need for information, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently issued multiple enforcement policies to provide guidance to industry. Here, we focus on...more

OSHA Guidance Allows Alternatives in Light of N95 Shortage Due to Coronavirus

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/10/2020

On April 3, 2020, OSHA issued enforcement guidance that temporarily permits the extended and re-use of respirators as well as other alternatives, and clarifies when respirators, including N95 masks, may continue to be used...more

The Transport of Coronavirus by Exhaled Breath and Possible Protection with Homemade Face Coverings

ArentFox Schiff on 4/10/2020

As recently as March 27, the WHO was stating on its website that there was insufficient evidence to suggest that the novel coronavirus was airborne except in a handful of medical cases, such as when intubating an infected...more

CDC Provides Recommendations for Respirators When N95 Respirators Are Not Available in COVID-19 Crisis

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/7/2020

To combat shortages of N95 respirators, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued and continues to update its Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators. The CDC’s N95 Respirator Strategies provide...more

Managing Your Workforce Through the Coronavirus (COVID19) Pandemic

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 3/19/2020

While response and preparedness efforts are in full swing throughout the country and globally, many employers are tackling how to handle a variety of employment issues in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Most of our...more

OSHA’s Requirements for Preventing and Minimizing the Occupational Risks of COVID-19

ArentFox Schiff on 3/18/2020

With the World Health Organization declaring the coronavirus a worldwide pandemic and President Trump declaring a “National Emergency to Fight COVID-19,” it is imperative that employers understand the requirements of the OSH...more

OSHA Issues Coronavirus Guidance for Employers

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 3/18/2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has dramatically changed our daily lives, at least for now and the foreseeable future. What tomorrow (or the next hour) will bring is a bit uncertain. In an effort to assist employers faced with unique...more

Employment Implications of COVID-19

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 3/17/2020

As COVID-19 spreads across the United States, it is having a profound impact on employment relationships. With the situation changing daily, employers are making decisions that may impact the health of their employees, their...more

Beyond Hand Washing: What Employers Should be Doing Now in Response to COVID-19

Pierce Atwood LLP on 3/16/2020

Most of us have never seen anything like this! As we have watched COVID-19 spread, many clients have contacted us asking what they can do now to help stop the spread, what they should tell their employees, how they should...more

OSHA Issues New COVID-19 Preparedness Guidance for Employers

McGuireWoods LLP on 3/13/2020

On March 11, 2020, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) issued new recommendations for employers preparing for COVID-19 in the workplace. After briefly summarizing the symptoms of COVID-19 (mild to severe...more

Client Alert: Coronavirus FAQs for Employers

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP on 3/12/2020

I. Employment - 1. Can we send sick employees’ home from work? - Yes, you may send sick employees home, provided you do so in a non-discriminatory manner. - Coronavirus guidance from Centers for Disease Control and...more

Client Alert: Employer Considerations for Preparing the Workplace for COVID-19

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP on 3/12/2020

On March 9, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its "Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19" to instruct employers how best to reduce their employees' risk of exposure to COVID-19 and...more

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