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Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2024: The Latest From OSHA and Cal/OSHA [Podcast]
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OSHA Updates: What’s in Store For 2022
In the world of OSHA, 2021 brought plenty of developments, although most of them were COVID-19-related. Let’s review a few of the changes from 2021 and how they and others on the horizon might affect us in 2022. NEW LEADERSHIP Who will lead OSHA in 2022? It’s important to know because these are the policy-setters. The new leadership may not always agree with employers, but these professionals have been in the trenches of labor and employment and occupational safety and health law.
Dirty Steel Toe Boots, Episode 7: The Supreme Court's Decision On OSHA's ETS (Podcast)
United States: Dirty Steel Toe Boots, Episode 7: The Supreme Court's Decision On OSHA's ETS (Podcast) 19 January 2022 by Phillip B. Russell and Eric Hobbs Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In this episode of Dirty Steel-Toe Boots, host Phillip Russell is joined by Eric Hobbs, the chair of Ogletree Deakins' Workplace Safety and Health Practice Group.
Dirty Steel Toe Boots, Episode 5: A First Look at OSHA’s new ETS with Phillip Russell and Eric Hobbs (Podcast)
In this episode of Dirty Steel Toe Boots, host Phillip Russell is joined by Eric Hobbs, the chair of Ogletree Deakins’ Workplace Safety and Health Practice Group for a first look at the emergency temporary standard (ETS) just released by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The speakers discuss what an ETS is under the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act, what it must contain, and legal arguments and procedures for how it may be challenged.
Requiring Fully-Vaccinated Employees to Mask: OSHA Issues Less-Than-Clear Updated COVID-19 Guidance in the Wake of the CDC’s Guideline
Saturday, August 14, 2021 On August 13, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its updated COVID-19 guidance to account for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) July 27, 2021, guideline change. The CDC change recommends that fully-vaccinated people mask in all “public indoor settings” in areas of high and substantial COVID-19 transmission.
Is Every Indoor Workplace a ‘Public Indoor Setting’ Under the CDC’s New Masking Guideline or Are Employers Jumping to Conclusions?
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 On May 13, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) amended its COVID-19–related guidelines to provide that vaccinated individuals no longer need to wear masks in public, whether indoors or outdoors. Many employers, therefore, decided to amend their COVID-19 policies to allow vaccinated workers to go without masks in the workplace. Then the Delta variant of the virus began to spread across the country in June and July.
Federal Judge Dismisses Wife's COVID-19 Tort Suit Against Husband's Employer
United States: Federal Judge Dismisses Wife's COVID-19 Tort Suit Against Husband's Employer 17 May 2021 by Eric E. Hobbs and Davis Jenkins Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
Federal Judge Dismisses Wife’s COVID-19 Tort Suit Against Husband’s Employer | JD Supra
On May 10, 2021, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a lawsuit filed by the wife of a construction worker against his employer after he allegedly contracted COVID-19 at his workplace and transmitted it to her. The wife’s claim was novel in that it alleged her husband’s employer owed her, a nonemployee, a duty to keep her safe from COVID-19. The case, Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks, Inc., was filed in December 2020.
Federal Judge Dismisses Wife’s COVID-19 Tort Suit Against Husband’s Employer
Thursday, May 13, 2021 On May 10, 2021, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a lawsuit filed by the wife of a construction worker against his employer after he allegedly contracted COVID-19 at his workplace and transmitted it to her. The wife’s claim was novel in that it alleged her husband’s employer owed her, a nonemployee, a duty to keep her safe from COVID-19. The case, Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks, Inc., was filed in December 2020.
President Biden to Nominate Cal/OSHA Chief to Be DOL’s Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA | JD Supra
On April 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Douglas L. Parker to be assistant secretary of labor for the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Parker currently serves as chief of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA).
President Biden To Nominate Cal/OSHA Chief To Be DOL's Assistant Secretary Of Labor For OSHA
United States: President Biden To Nominate Cal/OSHA Chief To Be DOL's Assistant Secretary Of Labor For OSHA 14 April 2021 by Eric E. Hobbs and Davis Jenkins Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On April 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Douglas L. Parker to be assistant secretary of labor for the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
President Biden to Nominate Cal/OSHA Chief to Be DOL’s Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA
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OSHA’s COVID-19 National Emphasis Program and Enforcement Response Plan: 10 Q&As for Employers Who May Need to Comply
Monday, March 15, 2021 In what is likely the final predicate for issuing a COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS), on March 12, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) “targeting specific high-hazard industries or activities” in which there is a “hazard of contracting SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), the cause of COVID-19.” The NEP also “includes an added focus to ensure that workers are...
DOT Issues Guidance On Drug And Alcohol Testing Regulations Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOT Issues Guidance on Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations Amid COVID-19 Pandemic | JD Supra
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DOT Issues Guidance on Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOT Issues Guidance on Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOT Issues Guidance on Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
On March 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued guidance to DOT-regulated employers, employees, and service agents regarding drug and alcohol testing concerns during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In the guidance, the DOT explains its commitment to maintaining public safety while simultaneously providing flexibility to transportation industries operating during the national emergency.
Department Of Transportation Issues Notice On Use Of CBD Products By Safety-Sensitive Employees
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Department of Transportation Issues Notice on Use of CBD Products by Safety-Sensitive Employees | JD Supra
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Department of Transportation Issues Notice on Use of CBD Products by Safety-Sensitive Employees
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U.S. Senate Confirms OSHRC Nominees | JD Supra
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U.S. Senate Confirms OSHRC Nominees
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OSHRC Nominees Attwood & Laihow Confirmed by Senate
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Senate HELP Committee Approves Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Nominees | JD Supra
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Senate HELP Committee Approves Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Nominees
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Three’s Company: OSHRC’s Third Panel Seat to Be Filled Soon
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OSHRC Soon to Have Quorum for Decision-Making | JD Supra
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New OSHRC Commissioner Amanda Laihow Proposed
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Seventh Circuit Holds That Obesity Alone Is Not a Protected Disability Under the ADA | JD Supra
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Seventh Circuit Holds That Obesity Alone Is Not a Protected Disability Under the ADA
Friday, June 28, 2019 In a matter of first impression before the court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently held in Richardson v. Chicago Transit Authority, Nos. 17-3508 and 18-2199 (June 12, 2019), that obesity is not a protected disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) unless a plaintiff can demonstrate that it is caused by an underlying physiological disorder or condition.
Oklahoma Supreme Court Quashes Noneconomic Damages Cap for Personal Injury Claims | JD Supra
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Three Noteworthy OSHA Cases from 2018 | JD Supra
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Three Noteworthy OSHA Cases from 2018
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Wisconsin Employers Now Subject to Tort Lawsuits for Temporary Workers’ Workplace Injuries
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WI Worker’s Compensation Acts
On January 9, 2018, District III of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals held that temporary workers who are injured while working for their host employers have the right to elect either to claim workers’ compensation benefits or to sue their host employers in tort.
Department of Transportation Publishes Final Rule on Drug Testing
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DOT Final Rule Drug Testing
On November 13, 2017, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) published a final rule making significant changes to 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 40, which affects employers administering drug tests in the transportation industry. The final rule states that its purpose is to remain current with the changes made to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’s Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs, which were announced in early 2017.
Welcome to the Biology Revolution: The Power of One
Biology is on a trajectory as transformative as what occurred with the inception of the Internet and the incurring information superhighway. New and sophisticated technologies have paved the way for today’s biology information superhighway that can lead us to new and improved therapies that are cost effective. Over the past 25 years we have seen the advent of the molecular revolution with genomic profiling and whole genome sequencing.
OSHA Withdraws Union Representative Walk-Around Letter of Interpretation
On April 25, 2017, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officially rescinded its 2013 letter of interpretation that many viewed as a clear bow to organized labor by the previous administration and that had created the potential to use an OSHA inspection as a union organizing tool.
OSHA Withdraws Union Representative Walk-Around Letter of Interpretation
On April 25, 2017, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officially rescinded its 2013 letter of interpretation that many viewed as a clear bow to organized labor by the previous administration and that had created the potential to use an OSHA inspection as a union organizing tool.
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