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Why court must preserve OSHA’s vaccine mandate
What’s the news: The AMA has urged the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to preserve the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 vaccination-and-testing emergency temporary ...
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OSHA walks back plans for COVID-specific healthcare worker protections
OSHA terminated a COVID-specific rule on Wednesday that aimed to protect direct caregivers, deciding to include more infectious diseases.
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New COVID-19 work-safety rule targets health care facilities
OSHA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor, published the COVID-19 health care emergency temporary standard (ETS) in the Federal Register on June 21. The ETS took effect on that date.
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Cal/OSHA Approves Final Respirable Crystalline Silica Regulation, While Other Potential Limits on Engineered Stone Remain Under Consideration
On December 19, 2024, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board unanimously approved a proposal to make permanent amendments to its regulation ...
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The Sixth Circuit Allows Vaccine Mandate Power Grab
Bush appointee) and Jane Stranch (an Obama appointee) finding the ETS to fall within OSHA’s statutory authority and Judge Joan Larsen (a Trump appointee) in dissent. This is a disappointment as ...
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Biden’s OSHA Abandons COVID-19 Regulation in Favor of Broader Infectious Disease Standard: What Healthcare Employers Need to Know
In the waning days of the Biden administration, federal workplace safety officials finally scrapped plans to finalize an outdated COVID-19 ...