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6 May 2020, 8:28 pm by Bill Marler
According to the report, the CDC and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on April 26 released guidelines for meatpacking plants to ensure worker safety. [read post]
6 May 2020, 3:26 pm by Kit Case
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued joint guidelines on COVID-19 safety for meat packing and processing plants on April 26, 2020. [read post]
 If the nature of your operations does not always permit appropriate distancing between employees or customers, this may be a reasonable requirement, and may be mandated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or state law. [read post]
6 May 2020, 9:50 am by Colin A. Thakkar, Esq.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, an employee may legally refuse to return to work if: There is an identifiable hazard in the workplace; The employee has asked the employer to eliminate the hazard, and the employer has either refused or failed to do so; The employee has a good faith belief that an imminent danger exists, and that fear is objectively reasonable; and There is… [read post]
6 May 2020, 9:50 am by Colin A. Thakkar, Esq.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, an employee may legally refuse to return to work if: There is an identifiable hazard in the workplace; The employee has asked the employer to eliminate the hazard, and the employer has either refused or failed to do so; The employee has a good faith belief that an imminent danger exists, and that fear is objectively reasonable; and There is… [read post]
6 May 2020, 4:38 am by Melissa Tetreau, Bodman PLC
On Friday, May 1, in a series of industry-specific guidance on COVID-19 safety measures, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a number of recommendations for employers in the restaurant and food and beverage industries. [read post]
5 May 2020, 7:13 am by Joy Waltemath
Department of Labor, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mine Safety and Health Administration are missing in action,” according to the union president. [read post]
5 May 2020, 2:57 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer also has worked internationally as an advisor to business, community and government leaders on crisis preparedness and response, workforce, health care and other reform, as well as regularly advises and defends organizations about the design, administration and defense of their organizations workforce, employee benefit and compensation, safety, discipline and other management practices and actions. [read post]
4 May 2020, 9:06 pm by News Desk
“To address this shortcoming, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) should immediately create an intergovernmental task force with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to establish, implement, and ensure compliance with recommendations to ensure worker safety during this pandemic,” the letter… [read post]
4 May 2020, 3:09 pm by Katelynn M. Williams
  In that regard, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has not to date set forth mandatory coronavirus-specific rules for workplaces operating or reopening during the pandemic. [read post]
4 May 2020, 1:30 pm by Nassiri Law
Failure to do this can result in penalties from the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (the agency you should contact if your employer fails to let potentially affected workers know). [read post]
” He and the Connecticut commissioner of public health, by § 28-7(f), may each use such personnel as well as auxiliary forces, like firefighters and police, as either deems necessary to protect health and safety. [read post]
4 May 2020, 8:31 am by Tammy Binford, Contributing Editor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). [read post]
4 May 2020, 8:12 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Guidance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the wake of the pandemic also calls upon slaughterhouses to modify production lines to minimize the spread of the virus and allow time for workers to wash their hands with soap and sanitize equipment. [read post]
  In response to the 2009 H1N1 Influenza (“swine flu”) outbreak, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) developed guidance addressing employee protections. [read post]
4 May 2020, 6:59 am by Edward Smith
However, many farmworkers don’t know that they are not covered under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations. [read post]
1 May 2020, 1:32 pm by Tyler Bernstein
  The workplace coordinator and management should be in contact with state and/or local public health and occupational safety and health professionals to ensure they are receiving up-to-date information. [read post]
1 May 2020, 11:45 am by Jennifer Thomas
  Community mental health centers may offer partial hospitalization and other mental health services to clients in the safety of their own homes. [read post]
Under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) as well as state law, employers have a duty to provide a safe workplace, which includes not exposing job applicants and employees to an unreasonable risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus.Employers should be guided by best practices outlined by the governors and responsible agencies like the Department of Labor (DOL) (which administers OSHA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Equal… [read post]