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Employer Responsibilities General Duty Clause

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OSH Law Primer, Part IV: The General Duty Clause

This series of articles is intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and how both influence...more

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OSHA's Response to Amazon Warehouse Tornado Cautions Employers Over Need to Enhance Emergency Planning

On December 10, a Category 3 tornado directly hit an Amazon distribution facility in Edwardsville, Illinois, resulting in a partial collapse of the building and six employee fatalities. In response to this tragedy, the...more

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OSHA Guidance On How It Will Conduct COVID-19 Inspections

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for COVID-19 (Response Plan) to regional administrator and state plan designees on March 12, 2021. Although not...more

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OSHA Signals an Uptick in COVID-Related Inspections

On March 12, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a National Emphasis Program (“NEP”), signaling a renewed focus on COVID-19 under the Biden Administration. A NEP is a temporary program that focuses...more

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Texas Governor Ends COVID-19 Restrictions, but Employers May Want to Remember OSH Act’s General Duty Clause

On March 2, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order No. 34 (GA-34), rescinding most of his earlier executive orders related to COVID-19, including the statewide mask mandate and business occupancy...more

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U.S. COVID-19: OSHA Issues Guidance Addressing Mitigation and Prevention of COVID-19 in the Workplace

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As part of President Biden’s first executive actions, on January 21, 2021, the president ordered the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) to issue new science-based guidance to protect workers and...more

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OSHA Issues “Stronger” Guidance on COVID-19 in the Workplace

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a new, “stronger” Guidance on identifying and preventing coronavirus exposure risks in the workplace. Although this is labeled a “Guidance” and OSHA says...more

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Virginia Becomes First State to Adopt COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules

As previously reported in EmployNews, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has to date declined to adopt mandatory regulations governing COVID-19 prevention efforts by employers. Last week, Virginia...more

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OSHA Recommends Mandatory Use of Face Masks at Work

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in many parts of the U.S., a growing number of states and municipalities have implemented orders requiring the use of masks in public. Last week, the federal Occupational Safety and Health...more

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OSHA Publishes Frequently Asked Questions On COVID-19

On July 2, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published a set of Frequently Asked Questions related to COVID-19. The FAQs do not appear to provide any new guidance, but are grouped by topic for easier reference...more

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OSHA Issues Guidance for Non-Essential Businesses to Safely Return to Work

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On June 17, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its Guidance on Returning to Work (“Guidance”). While there is no OSHA standard specific to COVID-19, the General Duty Clause creates a...more

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OSHA weighs in on use of face coverings, including non-PPE, in the workplace

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On June 10, 2020, OSHA issued a series of questions and answers regarding the use of face coverings in the workplace... Cloth face coverings - OSHA stated that cloth face coverings are those face coverings that are...more

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OSHA Issues FAQs Regarding Face Coverings, Surgical Masks, and Respirators in the Workplace

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On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a series of frequently asked questions and answers regarding the use of cloth face coverings, surgical...more

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OSHA Issues FAQs on Masks in the Workplace

Yesterday, OSHA issued guidance aimed at educating workers and employers on how to properly use face coverings at work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Structured as a series of frequently asked questions with answers, the...more

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CDC Guidance Establishes the Bar for Workplace Safety and OSH Act Compliance Related to COVID-19

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, employers have had to keep abreast of evolving or incomplete government guidance, all while trying to discern for themselves the most prudent way to handle employee leaves, pay, workload, and...more

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Plan Now for Bringing Back Your Workforce – Part III

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Why an OSHA-derived plan is your best strategy for controlling COVID-19-related liability - In the first two parts of our series we described strategies for managing COVID-19 risks as businesses reopen, and employers,...more

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COVID-19: OSHA Publishes Guidance On Preparing Workplaces

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (federal OSHA) recently published “Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19” to help companies respond in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak in...more

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COVID-19 What Employers Should Consider

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UPDATE: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19, which provides planning guidance intended to assist employers in providing a safe and healthful...more

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