On June 10, 2021 OSHA issued a Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to help address the circumstances surrounding occupational hazards existing in health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The rule was published in the in the Federal Register and became effective on June 21. Employers must comply with most of the requirements set forth
Although MSHA and OSHA are members of the same governmental group, their respective areas of authority and the industries affected by them can cause misperceptions. In a recent article via ROCK Products, Safety and Health attorneys Brad Hiles and Ben McMillen explain the inter-agency agreement between MSHA and OSHA, outline “blurred line” cases and
On Tuesday, October 18, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that it will once again postpone the enforcement date of the “employee involvement” provisions of its new rule on drug-testing, retaliation claims, and accident reporting, entitled “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses,” 81 Fed. Reg. 29624 (May 12, 2016). This is the second
On October 13, an en banc Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Perez v. Loren Cook Company, denied the Secretary of Labor’s petition for review of an order handed down by the Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission (OSHRC). In doing so, the court provided an in-depth discussion of circumstances where the Secretary (and