Tag: emergency regulations
Guidance Released on Updated COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)
As previously reported, on April 21, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) approved a third readoption of the California Division of Occupational Safety and…
Take Three: Cal/OSHA Revises COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) for Third Time
On April 21, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) approved a third readoption of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health…
CDC Shortens Recommended Isolation, Quarantine Periods for Public — But Employers Must Follow Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS
On December 27, 2021, just days after updating its infection and exposure guidance for health care workers on December 23, the Centers for Disease Control…
Cal/OSHA’s Standards Board Adopts Revised COVID-19 ETS
The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) met on December 16, 2021, to consider a second readoption of its COVID-19 Workplace Emergency Temporary Standard…
Federal Vaccination Rule Put on Hold
Just one day after the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its mandatory vaccination emergency temporary standard, a federal court has put the rule on…
Federal Vaccination Emergency Temporary Standard Released
Editor’s note: Most of the information in this blog is valid, however, the most current information is available in a subsequent blog, titled, “And Just…
COVID-19 in the Workplace — Vaccines on the Horizon
COVID-19 continues to dominate discussions around workplace safety in California and across the nation — and big changes for businesses are on the horizon this…
Coming Soon: U.S. Emergency Rule Establishing a Large Employer Vaccination or Testing Mandate
On September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. Department of Labor through its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is working to create an…
Remember: Vaccinated or Not, Workers Should Wear Face Coverings Indoors
Roughly a month ago, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) updated its Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings requiring that individuals in certain…
Off Again, On Again: LA County Renews Face Covering Mandate
On July 16, 2021 — one month after California moved to reopen in full — the Los Angeles County Public Health Department revised its public…
