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7 May 2020, 9:06 pm by Dan Flynn
A Smithfield statement for the media says “the company is in full compliance with all CDC and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidance. [read post]
7 May 2020, 9:05 pm by Lynn McDonough
  A workers’ advocacy group alleging unsafe conditions at a meatpacking plant in Missouri must bring their claims to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a federal court said when dismissing a complaint filed by the group. [read post]
7 May 2020, 11:41 am by Laura Peterson
New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter to Amazon executives in April, calling its efforts at protective measures against the virus “so inadequate” that the company may have violated the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). [read post]
7 May 2020, 10:30 am by Jon L. Gelman
Live UpdatesCDC Coronavirus Guidance Sets a Standard for Employer Responsibility and Liability 2/28/2020New Jersey Benefits and the Coronavirus (COVID-19): What Employees Should Know 3/17/2020OSHA Steps Backwards on COVID-19 Occupational Exposures 4/12/2020...Jon L. [read post]
7 May 2020, 9:53 am by Joy Waltemath
The worker is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, or business of the same nature as the work performed for the hiring entity. [read post]
The flyer must also have a space for the business to identify a pandemic safety officer, which is the person in charge of the COVID-19 safety procedures for the business. [read post]
7 May 2020, 6:51 am by Jon L. Gelman
5,000 meat and poultry plant workers have been sickened by COVID-19, but most facilities show no signs of improving public health and safety measuresYesterday, Center for Food Safety and Food Chain Workers Alliance filed a legal action demanding that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issue an emergency temporary standard to protect workers in meat processing plants due to the high percentage of workers who have been sickened by COVID-19. [read post]
7 May 2020, 6:26 am by silverman_admin
OSHA’s COVID-19 Protocol The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) developed a set of COVID-19 rules for employers to follow. [read post]
7 May 2020, 4:28 am by Tammy Binford, Contributing Editor
Whitney contrasts the guidance from the EEOC with that coming from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). [read post]
6 May 2020, 9:05 pm by Dan Flynn
” Perdue also applauded Judge Kays’s ruling that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has the primary jurisdiction over worker’s safety in meat processing plants across the country during the COVID-19 national emergency. [read post]
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]
Employers should reach out to their Reed Smith attorneys, who can provide guidance and assistance in developing workplace safety plans and procedures, and also help defend against COVID-19-related claims. [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 insufficient time to get the… [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 insufficient time to get the… [read post]
6 May 2020, 5:22 am by Jon L. Gelman
Under this legislation, businesses that re-open and comply with federal and state safety laws will be immune to liability if an employee falls ill with coronavirus. [read post]