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California Adopts Emergency COVID-19 Workplace Safety Regulations

Date:

December 1, 2020

An emergency regulation from the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) requires most employers to comply with several new workplace safety requirements.
OSHA Issues New COVID-19 Guidance on Workplace Ventilation

Date:

November 20, 2020

Amid record-breaking numbers of new coronavirus cases across the US, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued new guidance on ventilation in the workplace.
Michigan Enacts COVID-19 Employer Liability, Employee Leave Usage Protections

Date:

November 3, 2020

Michigan has enacted a package of laws that provide COVID-19-related liability protection to employers and retaliation protection to employees who take required leave.
New Jersey Executive Order Mandates Safety Measures for All Employers

Date:

October 30, 2020

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has issued a new executive order mandating that all employers comply with health and safety standards, and imposing steep penalties for violations.
CDC Broadens Definition of "Close Contact"

Date:

October 27, 2020

Employers should revise policies and procedures to account for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new definition of "close contact."
OSHA Publishes Additional Information on Reporting COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Deaths

Date:

October 14, 2020

OSHA has published additional FAQs regarding requirements for employers to report employees' in-patient hospitalizations or fatalities resulting from work-related cases of COVID-19.
CDC Recommends Businesses Install Security Systems, Provide Safe Areas to Limit Coronavirus-Related Violence

Date:

September 2, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have provided grocery stores, restaurants and other customer-facing businesses advice about how to prevent violence toward workers who may be enforcing policies and practices meant to help minimize the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
CDC Return-to-Work Guidance Emphasizes Symptoms Over Testing

Date:

August 6, 2020

The practical effect of the CDC's recent guidance is that, in most circumstances, employees may not need to remain out from work as long as previously was the case after testing positive for COVID-19 or developing similar symptoms.
Virginia Passes Emergency Workplace Safety Standards in Response to Coronavirus

Date:

July 17, 2020

The first-in-the-nation requirements, which include social-distancing measures and face coverings for employees in customer-facing positions, are expected to take effect toward the end of July.
OSHA Guides Nonessential Businesses' Return to Work

Date:

June 25, 2020

New guidance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) outlines nine key concerns businesses should address in their reopening plans, ranging from hazard assessment to anti-retaliation policies.

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California Adopts Emergency COVID-19 Workplace Safety Regulations

OSHA Issues New COVID-19 Guidance on Workplace Ventilation

Michigan Enacts COVID-19 Employer Liability, Employee Leave Usage Protections

New Jersey Executive Order Mandates Safety Measures for All Employers

CDC Broadens Definition of "Close Contact"

OSHA Publishes Additional Information on Reporting COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Deaths

CDC Recommends Businesses Install Security Systems, Provide Safe Areas to Limit Coronavirus-Related Violence

CDC Return-to-Work Guidance Emphasizes Symptoms Over Testing

Virginia Passes Emergency Workplace Safety Standards in Response to Coronavirus

OSHA Guides Nonessential Businesses' Return to Work

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