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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.

OSHA Answers Questions About Cloth Face Coverings

Date:: June 16, 2020

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued new FAQs advising employers about cloth face coverings in the workplace. Among other things, OSHA clarified that cloth face coverings are not considered personal protective equipment (PPE).

Safety, Remote Work and Liability Top Employers' Reopening Concerns, Survey Shows

Date:: June 8, 2020

A recent survey by Littler reveals that a large majority of employers anticipate reopening their businesses in the next three months. At the same time, these employers are proceeding cautiously and taking numerous steps to maintain employees' safety.

CDC Offers New COVID-19 Guidance for Employers

Date:: May 21, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued guidance to help workplaces and other institutions to safely reopen.

Court Dismisses Coronavirus Safety Lawsuit Against Meatpacking Plant

Date:: May 14, 2020

A federal district court dismissed a lawsuit charging a Missouri meatpacking plant with failing to protect workers from the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), saying authority over the plant lies with OSHA and the USDA.

IRS Recalls 10,000 Employees, Directs Them to Bring Their Own PPE to Work

Date:: April 28, 2020

The IRS is returning 10,000 employees back to their physical offices this week, but those employees will have to bring their own personal protective equipment (PPE).

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