Virginia has repealed its first-in-the-nation standard on COVID-19 in the workplace.
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The OSHA Law Blog, published by Jackson Lewis P.C., focuses on workplace safety and health regulations, particularly those enforced by OSHA and MSHA. It covers developments in federal and state regulatory frameworks, enforcement priorities, and compliance strategies for employers. Topics include updates on national emphasis programs, proposed rules such as heat hazard standards, injury and illness reporting requirements, and industry-specific safety challenges. The blog also addresses practical employer obligations like training, emergency procedures, and risk management related to heat exposure, wildfire smoke, machinery hazards, and other occupational safety concerns. It provides insights into regulatory changes, enforcement trends, and legal considerations affecting workplace safety compliance.
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Virginia Drafts COVID-19 Guidance As It Mulls Eliminating Standard
Virginia has drafted workplace guidance in the event it strikes down its first-in-the-nation COVID-19 standard.
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OSHA Launches COVID-19 Inspection Initiative for Healthcare Employers
With its new inspection initiative, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is taking steps to ensure certain healthcare employers continue to protect workers against COVID-19, even as falling case numbers across the country have prompted many state and local…
California DIR Takes Aim at Public Works Construction Sites – Construction Employers Should Review Workplace Safety Compliance
By Sean Paisan & Sierra Vierra
The Department of Industrial Relations’ (DIR) Labor Enforcement Task Force (LETF) has announced an initiative to inspect publicly funded construction sites to ensure employers provide worker’s compensation and follow labor laws, including workplace health and safety requirements.
With this new…
D.C. Court of Appeals Panel to Hear Argument for Reinstating Healthcare ETS
On April 4, 2022, a merits panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on a petition seeking to force OSHA to issue a permanent standard for healthcare occupational exposure to COVID-19 and to reinstate the…
300A Alert! Reminder to Post and Report Annual Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses
By Sean Paisan
California employers are required to post their annual summary of work-related injuries and illnesses, including COVID-19 illness, in a visible and easily accessible area at every worksite from February 1st through April 30th. Employers are required to use Cal/OSHA’s Form 300A for…
OSHA Withdraws Vaccine-Or-Test Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has withdrawn its enforcement of the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring most employers to mandate COVID-19 vaccines or tests for employees.
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U.S. Supreme Court Puts OSHA COVID-19 Vaccine-Or-Test ETS Back on Ice
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has granted a temporary stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS).
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SCOTUS Questioning Suggests OSHA ETS is Squeezing an Elephant into a Mousehole
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in the OSHA ETS case. Of course one never knows how the Court will rule, but if the Justices’ questions are any indication, there could be a 6-3 split in favor of…
OSHA Withdraws COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard, Vows to Use General Duty Clause
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that it is withdrawing most of the Emergency Temporary Standard for healthcare employers (Healthcare ETS) it promulgated more than six months ago.
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