On Nov. 16, 2021, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it is suspending all implementation and enforcement efforts related to the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on mandatory
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Presuming that OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS stands, employers will need to adhere to further requirements by Jan. 4, 2022. Until then, employers should prepare for compliance with the Dec. 5 requirements.
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On Oct. 25, 2021, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Biden’s nominee for assistant secretary of labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Doug Parker, who is tasked with
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Since March of last year, millions of Americans have worked from home, on at least a part-time basis. For many of these employees, it has been their first meaningful experience
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On Sept. 9, 2021, President Biden announced that he had asked the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to promulgate an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that will require employers
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On Sept. 9, 2021, President Biden issued two executive orders (EOs) with a six-prong strategy to combat the COVID-19 variants, aimed to “save […] lives […] while also keeping schools
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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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You are invited to listen to Episode 15 of Greenberg Traurig’s Workplace Safety Review Podcast, “Greenberg Traurig Special Guest: Mark Catlin, Industrial Hygienist, MDC Consulting and Training.”
You are invited to listen to Episode 14 of Greenberg Traurig’s Workplace Safety Review Podcast, “Greenberg Traurig Special Guest: Mark Rothstein, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, School
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On April 9, 2021, President Biden announced that he intends to nominate Doug Parker as the assistant secretary of labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
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