In a sign that the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact is waning and vaccines are having an impact on the spread of the virus, on May 13, 2021, the Centers for Disease
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New Episode Alert: Episode 11: Diversity in the Environmental, Health & Safety Community – What Needs to Be Done?
You are invited to listen to Episode 11 of Greenberg Traurig’s Workplace Safety Review Podcast, “Diversity in the Environmental, Health & Safety Community – What Needs to Be Done?
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A Look Ahead: The First 100 Days of the Biden Administration and What Employers Need to Know
On Friday, March 5, join us for a panel discussion focused on the new administration and the anticipated impact on employment and immigration laws and regulations. Employers and government contractors
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Workplace Safety Review Podcast: Episode 7 | Accident Investigations: What You Need to Know
In episode seven of Workplace Safety Review, Greenberg Traurig’s OSHA podcast, host Mike Taylor interviews Quentin Baker, President of Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants. The two discuss accident investigations and
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Virginia Becomes First State to Adopt COVID-19-Related Workplace Health and Safety Standard
On July 15, 2020, Virginia’s Safety and Health Codes Board (Board), the body that establishes Virginia Occupational Safety and Health regulations and standards, approved workplace safety regulations related to Coronavirus
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Workplace Safety Review Podcast: Episode 1 | Interview with NIOSH Director John Howard on COVID-19’s Impact on Workplace Safety
Host Michael Taylor, Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s OSHA Group, interviews John Howard, Director at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for episode one of the Work Place Safety
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Coronavirus and the Occupational Safety and Health Act: What Employers Need to Know
As the novel coronavirus (Coronavirus) continues to spread in China and around the world, employers may want to consider steps to take in addressing the Coronavirus in the workplace. The
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D.C. Circuit to Take on OSHA Authority to Regulate Workplace Violence
On Jan. 9, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia heard oral argument in BHC Nw. Psychiatric Hosp. LLC v. Sec’y of Labor, a case
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House Zeros in on Workplace Violence in Health Care and Social Service Industries
House Democrats have set their sights on workplace violence in health care and social service industries. According to congressional findings, the health care and social service industries suffer the highest
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OSHA Continues to Increase the Maximum Penalty Amounts for Citations
On Jan. 15, 2019, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a notice announcing another increase in the maximum penalty amounts for violations of federal Occupational Safety and Health
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