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[Webinar] Technology Solutions for Complying with COVID-19 Requirements

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On Tuesday, September 8th at 1 PM ET, join Eric J. Conn (Chair of Conn Maciel Carey’s national OSHA Practice) and Nick Eurek (President and Co-Founder of Maptician) for a complimentary webinar regarding “Technology Solutions for Complying with COVID-19 Requirements.”  In July, Virginia became the first state in the nation to promulgate a mandatory rule with a … Continue reading [Webinar] Technology Solutions for Complying with COVID-19 Requirements

Cal/OSHA Guidance Regarding COVID-19 in the Workplace

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By Andrew Sommer, Megan Shaked, and Beeta Lashkari Last week, Cal/OSHA updated its website, providing additional guidance on how to protect Californian employee from spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.  Additionally, earlier this week, Division Chief Doug Parker sent an unpublished letter, clarifying Cal/OSHA’s recording/reporting requirements for coronavirus-related illnesses.  Below is a summary of both … Continue reading Cal/OSHA Guidance Regarding COVID-19 in the Workplace

OSHA Issues COVID-19 Guidance for the Construction Industry

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force Federal OSHA just issued new COVID-19 guidance focused on the construction industry.  It does not tread a lot of new ground, but here is a summary of it. Most construction projects and tasks will be in the Lower or Medium risk exposure category in OSHA’s COVID-19 risk matrix … Continue reading OSHA Issues COVID-19 Guidance for the Construction Industry

Conn Maciel Carey’s Multi-Disciplinary COVID-19 Task Force Resources

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force As employers around the country grapple with the employment law and workplace safety implications of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”), Conn Maciel Carey formed a national, multi-disciplinary legal and regulatory task force dedicated to helping our clients across all industries manage the multitude of pandemic-related issues employers are … Continue reading Conn Maciel Carey’s Multi-Disciplinary COVID-19 Task Force Resources

COVID-19 Recording and Reporting in the State of Washington

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force As previously discussed on the OSHA Defense Report blog, on April 10, 2020, Federal OSHA issued enforcement guidance for recording cases of COVID-19, relaxing recordkeeping enforcement for employers other than those in the healthcare industry, emergency response organizations (e.g., emergency medical, firefighting, and law enforcement services), and correctional institutions.  … Continue reading COVID-19 Recording and Reporting in the State of Washington

FAQs About Virginia OSHA’s New COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

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On August 3rd, Eric J. Conn (Chair of Conn Maciel Carey’s national OSHA Practice), Susan Wilcox (a CIH and CSP with Virginia-based Safety Resource Associates), and special guest Jennifer Rose (Director of Cooperative Programs at VOSH) presented a webinar: “Everything You Need to Know About Virginia OSHA’s New COVID-19 Standard.” During the webinar, we collected … Continue reading FAQs About Virginia OSHA’s New COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

With Pressure Mounting on MSHA for COVID-19 Standard, Agency Issues Guidance with CDC

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force MSHA is facing political and now legal pressure to take additional action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the most part, and most certainly when compared to its sister agency OSHA, MSHA has taken an wait and see approach to responding to COVID-19 in the workplace, offering limited … Continue reading With Pressure Mounting on MSHA for COVID-19 Standard, Agency Issues Guidance with CDC

[Webinar] Returning to Work Strategies: Employment and Workplace Safety Implications of COVID-19

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On Thursday, May 7, 2020 from 2 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern, join Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s COVID-19 Taskforce for a complimentary webinar: Returning to Work Strategies – Employment and Workplace Safety Implications of COVID-19. As the federal government and states begin to relax shutdown and stay-at-home orders and non-essential businesses begin to resume or … Continue reading [Webinar] Returning to Work Strategies: Employment and Workplace Safety Implications of COVID-19

OSHA and FDA Issue COVID-19 Checklist for Food Industry Workplaces

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force On August 19, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a detailed checklist for human and animal food manufacturers to consider when continuing, resuming or reevaluating operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The stated purpose of the new guidance … Continue reading OSHA and FDA Issue COVID-19 Checklist for Food Industry Workplaces

COVID-19 OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting: OSHA Reverses Course on Work-Relatedness

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force There are myriad workplace safety and health implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, but one OSHA regulatory obligation about which we have received countless questions the past three months is the requirement to record on an OSHA 300 Log and/or pick up the phone and report to OSHA work-related … Continue reading COVID-19 OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting: OSHA Reverses Course on Work-Relatedness

The Intersection of COVID-19, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Age Discrimination in Employment Act

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By Ashley D. Mitchell As the U.S. enters month seven of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers continue to grapple with how to keep employees safe without violating the rights of employees protected by the Americans with Disability Act (“ADA”) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) has … Continue reading The Intersection of COVID-19, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Age Discrimination in Employment Act

CDC Revises its COVID-19 Return-to-Work Criteria, Again

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force On July 20, 2020, the U.S. Centers Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) made major revisions to its COVID-19 “discontinue home isolation” guidance, upon which employers may rely to determine when it is safe for employees to return to work.  This comes only a couple months after CDC made major … Continue reading CDC Revises its COVID-19 Return-to-Work Criteria, Again

Virginia Promulgates the Nation’s First Mandatory COVID-19 Workplace Safety Regulation

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force On Wednesday, July 15, 2020, Virginia’s Governor Ralph Northam announced the commonwealth’s adoption of an emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) on infectious disease prevention.  With that, Virginia became the first state in the nation to promulgate a mandatory safety regulation designed to prevent and/or reduce COVID-19 infections in the … Continue reading Virginia Promulgates the Nation’s First Mandatory COVID-19 Workplace Safety Regulation

[Webinar] Returning to Work Strategies: Employment and Workplace Safety Implications of COVID-19

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On Thursday, May 7, 2020 from 2 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern, join members of Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s multi-disciplinary COVID-19 Taskforce for a complimentary webinar: Returning to Work Strategies – Employment and Workplace Safety Implications of COVID-19. As the federal government and states begin to relax shutdown and stay-at-home orders and non-essential businesses begin … Continue reading [Webinar] Returning to Work Strategies: Employment and Workplace Safety Implications of COVID-19

Oregon OSHA Initiates Rulemaking for Emergency Temporary COVID-19 Standards

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force On June 26, 2020, Oregon OSHA announced that in consultation with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA)/Public Health and other technical advisors, as well as affected stakeholders, it had begun to develop a pair of temporary COVID-19 workplace rules — one for healthcare and closely-related industries, and another for general … Continue reading Oregon OSHA Initiates Rulemaking for Emergency Temporary COVID-19 Standards

OSHA Releases COVID-19 Guidance for the Oil and Gas Industry

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force Continuing its effort to issue numerous industry-specific COVID-19 guidance documents, last week OSHA released guidance for the Oil and Gas Industry to help employers manage the COVID-19 hazard in oil and gas workplaces.  The  new guidance builds on existing CDC and/or OSHA guidance that we have seen for all … Continue reading OSHA Releases COVID-19 Guidance for the Oil and Gas Industry

Michigan OSHA Launches COVID-19 Enforcement Emphasis Program Targeting Retail and Restaurants

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force Over the course of the last month, several of our retail clients have been visited by Michigan OSHA (MIOSHA) for COVID-19 enforcement inspections in circumstances without an employee complaint or any self-reported work-related COVID-19 hospitalization or death.  The reason for these inspections, it turns out, is MIOSHA has … Continue reading Michigan OSHA Launches COVID-19 Enforcement Emphasis Program Targeting Retail and Restaurants

March Update on How Employers Can Respond to COVID-19 with FAQs

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force   Since publishing our previous post last month, there have been a number of significant developments related to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus – now officially called “COVID-19.”  Notably, during the week of February 23, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) reported community spread of … Continue reading March Update on How Employers Can Respond to COVID-19 with FAQs

[Webinar] Everything You Need to Know About Virginia OSHA’s New COVID-19 Standard

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On Monday, August 3rd at 1 PM ET, join Eric J. Conn (Chair of Conn Maciel Carey’s national OSHA Practice), Susan Wilcox (a CIH and CSP with Safety Resource Associates), and special guest Jennifer Rose (VOSH Cooperative Programs Director with the Virginia Dept. of Labor and Industry) for a complimentary webinar regarding “Everything You Need … Continue reading [Webinar] Everything You Need to Know About Virginia OSHA’s New COVID-19 Standard

[Webinar Recording] Returning to Work Strategies: Employment and Workplace Safety Implications of COVID-19

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On May 7, 2020, members of Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s multi-disciplinary COVID-19 Task Force presented a complimentary webinar: Returning to Work Strategies – Employment and Workplace Safety Implications of COVID-19. As the federal government and states begin to relax shutdown and stay-at-home orders and non-essential businesses begin to resume or ramp-up operations, employers need to … Continue reading [Webinar Recording] Returning to Work Strategies: Employment and Workplace Safety Implications of COVID-19

Coalition for Uniformity in COVID-19 Recordkeeping Advocates for Cal/OSHA to Realign its Requirements

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force As we previously reported, in late May, Cal/OSHA issued a new set of COVID-19 Recordkeeping and Reporting FAQs that represented a serious departure from federal OSHA’s guidance on that same subject.  Throughout the pandemic, federal OSHA has maintained that employers need only record and report COVID-19 cases that … Continue reading Coalition for Uniformity in COVID-19 Recordkeeping Advocates for Cal/OSHA to Realign its Requirements

California Governor Deploys COVID-19 “Strike Force” Over Holiday Weekend to Enforce Workplace Restrictions

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force  California increased its efforts to combat COVID-19 over the July 4th holiday weekend by deploying multi-agency strike teams to visit or otherwise make contact with businesses to evaluate and enforce compliance with and/or educate them about the State’s numerous COVID-19 orders, directives, and guidance. The “Strike Force” includes … Continue reading California Governor Deploys COVID-19 “Strike Force” Over Holiday Weekend to Enforce Workplace Restrictions

COVID-19 Pandemic FAQs – OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting (Updated 4/10/20)

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By Eric J. Conn and Lindsay A. Disalvo There are myriad workplace safety and health implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, but one OSHA regulatory obligation about which we have received countless questions in recent days is the requirement to record and/or report work-related cases of COVID-19.  Below are two FAQs that describe the relevant analysis … Continue reading COVID-19 Pandemic FAQs – OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting (Updated 4/10/20)

[Webinar Recording] Cal/OSHA Developments that California Employers Must Track

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On April 16, 2020, Andrew Sommer, Eric J. Conn, and Megan Shaked of the law firm Conn Maciel Carey presented a complimentary webinar: Cal/OSHA Developments that California Employers Must Track. California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, aka Cal/OSHA, is perhaps the most aggressive and enforcement-heavy state OSH Program in the nation. California employers face a host of … Continue reading [Webinar Recording] Cal/OSHA Developments that California Employers Must Track

COVID-19 FAQs for Employers – Answers to Frequently Asked Employment Law and OSHA Regulatory Questions

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As employers around the country grapple with the employment law and workplace safety regulatory implications of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus – now called “COVID-19,” the Labor & Employment Law and OSHA specialist attorneys on Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s multi-disciplinary COVID-19 Task Force have been fielding countless questions and helping our clients and friends in industry … Continue reading COVID-19 FAQs for Employers – Answers to Frequently Asked Employment Law and OSHA Regulatory Questions