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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 -

OFCCP Week In Review - May 2024 #4

DirectEmployers Association on 5/29/2024

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 J. Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s...more

CPSC Presses Onward with Equity Action Plan

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/25/2022

In late spring, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) held a roundtable for interested stakeholders to discuss the Equity Action Plan it issued on January 20, 2022. In hosting the public forum, the CPSC sought to...more

Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Enjoined Nationwide

ArentFox Schiff on 12/9/2021

While much ink has been spilled over the applicability and ramifications of the federal contractor vaccine mandate, a federal court in Georgia has halted enforcement (at least temporarily) by issuing a nationwide injunction...more

Georgia Federal Court Enjoins the Government from Enforcing the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

Foley & Lardner LLP on 12/9/2021

On December 7, 2021, the federal district court for the Southern District of Georgia (the Court) issued a preliminary injunction preventing the government from enforcing the vaccine mandate for federal contractors and...more

Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Enforcement Halted in 3 States/Deadline Delayed Nationwide

ArentFox Schiff on 12/6/2021

Shifting standards and deadlines place additional burdens on contractors seeking to remain in compliance. What to Know - On November 30, 2021, a federal judge granted an injunction barring the government from enforcing the...more

New Florida Laws Restrict Workplace Vaccine Mandates and Begin State OSH Plan Process

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/19/2021

On November 18, 2021, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law measures that immediately prohibit workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private and public employers and begin the process for Florida establishing a state...more

OSHA’s National Emphasis Program For COVID-19 Inspections: Things To Look For

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 4/9/2021

On March 12, 2021, OSHA established a 12-month long “National Emphasis Program,” effecting an immediate emphasis on the enforcement of safety standards associated with COVID-19. The “COVID-19 NEP” also creates “an added...more

OSHA Issues NEP And Updated Enforcement Response Plan To Combat Workplace Exposure To COVID-19

Husch Blackwell LLP on 3/17/2021

As mandated by President Biden’s January 21 Executive Order, OSHA has announced a National Emphasis Program (NEP) designed to protect workers from contracting COVID-19. On March 12, 2021, OSHA announced its new national...more

COVID-19: OSHA Workplace Safety Guidance and Forthcoming Rules and Enforcement

WilmerHale on 1/25/2021

On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety (Order) directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to take “swift action to reduce the risk that...more

New Jersey Enacts New COVID-19 Workplace Safety Protocols

Genova Burns LLC on 11/9/2020

Effective 6:00 am on Thursday, November 5, 2020, pursuant to Governor Phil Murphy’s October 28, 2020 Executive Order 192 (“EO 192” and “Order”), every New Jersey business which operates with employees and customers physical...more

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