On Sept. 9, 2021, President Biden issued his Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (EO), mandating vaccines for all federal employees and covered federal contractor
Continue Reading Considerations for Federal Contractors on President Biden’s EO, Effective Oct. 15, Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols
On Sept. 6, 2021, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the New York State Department of Health had designated COVID-19 a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a risk of
Continue Reading New York Employers Must Activate Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plans Under NY HERO Act
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
Continue Reading President Biden Issues COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Certain Workers: Unanswered Questions for Employers Remain
You are invited to listen to Episode 13 of Greenberg Traurig’s Workplace Safety Review Podcast, “Special Guest: Marc Freedman, U.S. Chamber of Commerce VP of Employment Policy”
You are invited to listen to Episode 12 of Greenberg Traurig’s Workplace Safety Review Podcast, “The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: What the Regulated Community Needs to
Continue Reading Workplace Safety Review Podcast Episode 12: The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: What the Regulated Community Needs to Know
On March 12, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a National Emphasis Program (NEP) related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of the NEP is to
Continue Reading OSHA Puts Employers on Notice: Expect an Increase in COVID-19-Related Inspections
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?
Continue Reading New Episode Alert: Episode 11: Diversity in the Environmental, Health & Safety Community – What Needs to Be Done?
You are invited to listen to Episode 10 of Greenberg Traurig’s Workplace Safety Review Podcast, “OSHA Enforcement: Its History & Its Future in Workplace Safety.”
In this episode,
Continue Reading New Episode Alert: Episode 10: OSHA Enforcement: Its History & Its Future in Workplace Safety
You are invited to listen to episode 7 of Greenberg Traurig’s Performance Review podcast, where Shareholders Ryan Bykerk and Philip Person discuss Cal/OSHA inspections with Michael Taylor, former general
Continue Reading The Performance Review Episode 7: Safety First – Cal/OSHA Inspections
On Jan. 19, 2020, the day before President Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, his transition team announced that James Frederick will be appointed
Continue Reading President Biden Installs Two Deputy Assistant Secretaries at Workplace Safety and Health Agency to Jump-Start Agenda