The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is withdrawing the COVID-19 vaccination-and-testing emergency temporary standard it originally announced in November, the Labor Department agency said...
OSHA inspections into healthcare companies lower than expected, Fisher Phillips discovers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 09, 2022
Data from Fisher Phillips’ recently launched OSHA inspections tracker gave the law firm’s attorneys pause, as the results showed that healthcare inspections from the Occupational Health and Safety...
DOJ appeals court-ordered temporary stay of OSHA vaccine rule
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 11, 2021
After a three-judge panel on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new mandatory vaccination rules Saturday, the Department of Justice responded late Monday,...
Christian groups appeal to Supreme Court to block OSHA vaccinate-or-test mandate
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2021
Following the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Friday that the Occupational Health and Safety Administration can enforce a vaccinate-or-test mandate for large companies, multiple faith-based...
Jan. 4, Jan. 19 are commenting deadlines for OSHA COVID vaccination rule
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 04, 2022
Today is the last day to submit written comments on certain aspects of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard, which requires...
GAO, OSHA testify regarding Labor Department agency’s preparedness for future emergencies
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 26, 2022
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s role in protecting the nation’s long-term care and other workers, and the agency’s preparedness to act in the event of another public health emergency...