Seyfarth Synopsis: The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched a National Emphasis Program to protect “millions of workers from heat illness and injuries..
Is it the first unwelcome step down a treacherously slippery slope or just a minor blip on the path towards a return to normalcy? That’s what we’re all trying to figure out as.
On March 21, 2022, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board rescinded the commonwealth’s COVID-19 workplace safety regulations, the first regulations of their kind enacted in the.
With the announcement of President Joe Biden’s new National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan, employers may need to review their workplace policies and protocols. The stated goal of the plan is to “enable America to move forward safely” from the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan covers: Protecting against and treating COVID-19, Preparing for new variants, Preventing shutdowns, and .
As expected, state and local mask requirements continue to be lifted following the CDC’s loosening of its masking recommendations last month. As of yesterday, only 10 states require.