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As discussed in our blog “Virginia Takes the Lead in Adopting Workplace Safety Regulations for COVID-19,” in July 2020, Virginia became the first state to enact a temporary COVID-19 emergency workplace rule set to expire on January 27, 2021. The Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board approved a permanent rule on January 13, 2021, that will essentially make the temporary rule permanent, with some changes. The permanent rule must be reviewed by Governor Northam and, if no revisions are requested (or if no action is taken within 30 days), will become effective when published in a Richmond newspaper.
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Since January 1, California businesses have been subject to ramped-up COVID-19 notification and reporting requirements under amendments to California’s Occupational Safety and Health Act, which are designed principally to combat the spread of COVID-19 at work and to reduce the overall rate of infection in the state, as well as to hold employers responsible for monitoring the health and safety of their employees. The new law is temporary and is set to expire in two years, on January 1, 2023.
Although California is now the epicenter of new COVID-19 infections in the United States, numerous other states have experienced alarming upticks in deaths and new infections which may have them eyeing emergency notification requirements like California’s. At least two other states have already implemented temporary notification guidelines specifying when, how, what, and to whom information about potential on-the-job exposure to
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On January 13, the Virginia Department of
Labor and Industry s Safety and Health Codes Board voted to
enact a permanent workplace safety rule to protect employees from
COVID-19 exposure, making Virginia one of the first states in the
US to impose COVID-19-specific safety requirements on public and
private employers of all sizes. The permanent rule largely mirrors
the board s temporary emergency workplace safety standards,
which were passed in July, and in key respects mandates and even
exceeds the guidance issued by the US Centers for Disease
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On January 13, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Safety and Health Codes Board voted to enact a permanent workplace safety rule to protect employees from COVID-19 exposure, making Virginia one of the first states in the US to impose COVID-19-specific safety requirements on public and private employers of all sizes. The permanent rule largely mirrors the board’s temporary emergency workplace safety standards, which were passed in July, and in key respects mandates and even exceeds the guidance issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The new rule is expected to go into effect no later than January 27 and will remain in effect until the board approves its repeal.
(The Center Square) â COVID-19-related safety restrictions on Virginia businesses will be in place indefinitely, a state regulatory board decided.
Despite efforts from the business community and some of the board members to include an expiration date, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industryâs Safety and Health Codes Board voted Wednesday to adopt permanent standards. The restrictions will stay in place until the board schedules a meeting to repeal them.
Over the two-day board discussion, board member Courtney Malveaux offered failed amendments to hold off permanent standards.
One failed amendment would have set a six-month expiration date on restrictions to force the board to meet again in June to decide whether to extend the restrictions, let them expire or adopt permanent standards. Another failed amendment would have postponed a vote for a 30-day period in which members of the public could provide input.