New OSHA initiative emphasizes prevention, reduction of workplace falls
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 03, 2023
A new Occupational Safety and Health Administration national emphasis program aims to prevent and reduce workplace falls.
Mental health matters: Department of Labor
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 31, 2022
A new public education campaign will stress the importance of mental health-friendly workplaces, the Department of Labor announced Wednesday at the Society for Human Resource Management’s Workplace Policy...
NLRB, OSHA partner to protect employees who report workplace violations
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 02, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board and the Department of Labor’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration are teaming up to further protect whistleblowers.
Advocacy groups ‘strongly urge’ DOL to consider changes to processing Schedule A petitions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 16, 2022
LeadingAge and the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living met Monday with staff from the Department of Labor to “strongly urge” the agency to consider changes to Schedule...
Employers, workers have right to representation during OSHA inspections, new DOL rule states
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 01, 2024
Both employers and their employees are entitled to have representation during Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspections, according to a final rule published today in the Federal Register...
New OSHA standard requires paid time off for vaccination, COVID case tracking and notification
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 11, 2021
Masking and social distancing remain at forefront of a new emergency temporary standard for healthcare workers issued by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational and Health Administration. The standard...
Paid leave eliminates ‘caregiver penalties’ for women, expert says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 22, 2023
Paid leave policies help eliminate the “caregiver penalties” many women face for being the primary caregivers in their families, Deborah Pascal, senior program analyst in the Midwest regional office...
DOL says proposed rule would modernize apprenticeship regulations via student-centric model
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 03, 2024
A new rule proposed by the Department of Labor would modernize regulations for apprenticeships that fall under the National Apprenticeship System with a move toward a more student-centric model, the department...
$80M federal program to boost nursing training
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 06, 2022
The Department of Labor will beef up its Nursing Expansion Grant Program with $80 million in grants, the department announced Monday.
2023 will bring big changes in workplace law, experts predict
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 04, 2023
The new year will bring some big changes in workplace law, labor attorneys at Fisher Phillips predict.