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Federal OSHA’s New COVID-19 ETS Standard and Updated COVID-19 Workplace Guidance [Webinar Recording]

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On Wednesday, June 16, 2021, Conn Maciel Carey’s national OSHA Practice presented a webinar regarding Federal OSHA’s New COVID-19 ETS Standard and Updated COVID-19 Workplace Guidance. On June 10th, federal OSHA finally revealed its much anticipated COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), but rather than a rule applicable to all industries, OSHA developed a regulation that … Continue reading Federal OSHA’s New COVID-19 ETS Standard and Updated COVID-19 Workplace Guidance [Webinar Recording]

[Webinar] Federal OSHA’s New COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard and Updated COVID-19 Workplace Guidance

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On Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. ET, join Conn Maciel Carey’s national OSHA Practice for a webinar regarding Federal OSHA’s New COVID-19 ETS and Updated COVID-19 Workplace Guidance. On June 10th, federal OSHA finally revealed its much anticipated COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), but rather than a rule applicable to all industries, OSHA … Continue reading [Webinar] Federal OSHA’s New COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard and Updated COVID-19 Workplace Guidance

[Webinar] COVID-19 OSHA Enforcement and Regulatory Update

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On Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. ET, join Aaron Gelb, Amanda Strainis-Walker and Dan Deacon for a webinar regarding a “COVID-19 OSHA Enforcement and Regulatory Update”. Since the 2020 presidential election was decided, employers have waited, wondered, and watched for signs to see how President Biden’s OSHA would regulate and enforce COVID-19 safety in the workplace. … Continue reading [Webinar] COVID-19 OSHA Enforcement and Regulatory Update

In Lieu of a COVID-19 ETS Applicable to All Industries, Fed OSHA Updated Its COVID-19 Guidance

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force On June 10th, Fed OSHA revealed its much anticipated (or dreaded) COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standard, but rather than a rule applicable to all industries, OSHA issued a regulation narrowly tailored only to certain healthcare settings. So what does that mean for all other employers?  For everyone else, … Continue reading In Lieu of a COVID-19 ETS Applicable to All Industries, Fed OSHA Updated Its COVID-19 Guidance

SPECIAL BONUS WEBINAR: COVID-19 Vaccines at the Workplace

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On Thursday, February 18th from 1:00 P.M. – 2:15 P.M. (ET), join Conn Maciel Carey for a special bonus webinar regarding COVID-19 Vaccines at the Workplace. Are you curious how the COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort works or is intended to work?  Is your organization considering standing up an onsite vaccination program or looking into options … Continue reading SPECIAL BONUS WEBINAR: COVID-19 Vaccines at the Workplace

Fed OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS: What You Need to Know About Hazard Assessments and COVID-19 Plans

Eric J. Conn 8 Comments

By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force Many of you are likely knee-deep in ensuring that your facilities are in compliance with the various components of OSHA’s new Emergency Temporary Standard, with the July 6th compliance deadline nearly upon us.  Our CMC COVID-19 Taskforce has reviewed all 1,000+ pages of OSHA’s ETS and supporting documentation and … Continue reading Fed OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS: What You Need to Know About Hazard Assessments and COVID-19 Plans

State COVID-19 Regulations Multiply as Fed. OSHA Declines to Adopt General Industry COVID-19 Regulations

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force Well over a year after the pandemic began, federal OSHA has declined to adopt a set of COVID-19 regulations for general industry.  Just yesterday, federal OSHA announced that it had “completed” the rulemaking process for the COVID-19 emergency temporary standard, which will only apply to healthcare industry employers.  This long … Continue reading State COVID-19 Regulations Multiply as Fed. OSHA Declines to Adopt General Industry COVID-19 Regulations

[Webinar Recording] Conversation with the Director of NIOSH about COVID-19 in the Workplace

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On December 21, 2020, Kate McMahon, from Conn Maciel Carey’s national OSHA Practice sat down for a one-on-one interview with special guest Dr. John Howard, the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), regarding COVID-19 in the workplace. Cases continue to spike throughout the United States, while employers try to keep … Continue reading [Webinar Recording] Conversation with the Director of NIOSH about COVID-19 in the Workplace

COVID-19 OSHA Enforcement and Regulatory Update [Webinar Recording]

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On  April 20, 2021, Aaron Gelb, Amanda Strainis-Walker and Dan Deacon presented a webinar regarding a “COVID-19 OSHA Enforcement and Regulatory Update”. Since the 2020 presidential election was decided, employers have waited, wondered, and watched for signs to see how President Biden’s OSHA would regulate and enforce COVID-19 safety in the workplace. Although OSHA missed the March 15 … Continue reading COVID-19 OSHA Enforcement and Regulatory Update [Webinar Recording]

Fed OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS: Everything You Need to Know

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force We know that many of our friends in the healthcare industry are knee-deep analyzing Fed OSHA’s new COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) and making adjustments to COVID-19 protocols and programs to quickly come into compliance with this onerous new regulation.  Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s COVID-19 Taskforce has carefully reviewed … Continue reading Fed OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS: Everything You Need to Know

California COVID-19 Emergency Rule Adopted by Standards Board

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force Not to be outdone by Virginia OSHA, Oregon OSHA, or Michigan OSHA, Cal/OSHA is on the precipice of issuing an onerous COVID-19 specific regulation that is expected to be issued, with all provisions immediately effective, next week.  Below is detailed summary of how we got here, as well … Continue reading California COVID-19 Emergency Rule Adopted by Standards Board

[Bonus Webinar] Conversation with the Director of NIOSH about COVID-19 in the Workplace

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On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 1 p.m. ET, join Kate McMahon, a Partner in Conn Maciel Carey’s national OSHA Practice, and special guest Dr. John Howard, the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), for a one-on-one Q&A event regarding COVID-19 in the workplace. Cases continue to spike throughout the United … Continue reading [Bonus Webinar] Conversation with the Director of NIOSH about COVID-19 in the Workplace

Cal/OSHA’s Revised COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard [Webinar Recording]

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On June 18, 2021, Andrew J. Sommer and Eric J. Conn presented a webinar regarding Cal/OSHA’s Revised COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard. The saga around Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) has taken several bizarre twists and turns.  After hurriedly adopting the ETS over Thanksgiving weekend 2020, Cal/OSHA set about this spring to fix some problems with … Continue reading Cal/OSHA’s Revised COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard [Webinar Recording]

Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard [Webinar Recording]

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On January 26th, Andrew J. Sommer, Fred Walter and Megan S. Shaked presented a webinar regarding Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard. Not to be outdone by other State OSH Plans like Virginia OSHA, Oregon OSHA, and Michigan OSHA, Cal/OSHA has adopted its own COVID-19 specific emergency temporary standard, and it is in a league of its own. This standard … Continue reading Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard [Webinar Recording]

Adverse Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines Are NOT Recordable On Your OSHA 300 Log

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force Our national OSHA Practice at Conn Maciel Carey has been advocating hard to OSHA about COVID-19 related recordkeeping issues.  One of those issues has been the recordability of adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine.  Specifically, if we want to encourage more workers to get vaccinated, and to encourage more … Continue reading Adverse Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines Are NOT Recordable On Your OSHA 300 Log

[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

What Employers Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines [Webinar Recording]

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On February 11th, Kara M. Maciel, Fern Fleischer-Daves, and Lindsay A. DiSalvo presented a webinar regarding What Employers Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines. In December 2020, two COVID-19 vaccines received emergency use authorization from the US government and several more vaccines may be approved in the coming months. In the initial phases, front-line health care workers, nursing … Continue reading What Employers Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines [Webinar Recording]

[Bonus Webinar] Michigan OSHA’s New COVID-19 Emergency Rule

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On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 11 AM Eastern / 10 AM Central, join Eric J. Conn and Aaron R. Gelb for a bonus webinar event: Michigan OSHA’s New COVID-19 Emergency Rule. When the MI Supreme Court struck down Gov. Whitmer’s COVID-19 Executive Orders, MI OSHA responded quickly to fill the void, and last week … Continue reading [Bonus Webinar] Michigan OSHA’s New COVID-19 Emergency Rule

[Webinar] What Employers Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines

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On Thursday, February 11th from 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM EST, join Kara M. Maciel, Fern Fleischer-Daves, and Lindsay A. DiSalvo for a webinar regarding What Employers Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines. In December 2020, two COVID-19 vaccines received emergency use authorization from the US government and several more vaccines may be approved in … Continue reading [Webinar] What Employers Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines

Fed OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS: What You Need to Know About Reporting

Eric J. Conn 5 Comments

By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force Many of you are likely knee-deep in ensuring that your facilities are in compliance with the various components of OSHA’s new Emergency Temporary Standard, with the July 6th compliance deadline upon us.  Our CMC COVID-19 Taskforce has reviewed all 1,000+ pages of OSHA’s ETS and supporting documentation and has … Continue reading Fed OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS: What You Need to Know About Reporting

EEOC Updates COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force Last week, Conn Maciel Carey posted a blog article about How to Navigate the Thorny Legal Landscape Around Employee Vaccination Status.  One of the observation in that article was that we were all on the edge of our seats waiting for the EEOC to issue promised guidance about employer … Continue reading EEOC Updates COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance

Fed OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS: What You Need to Know About Training

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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force Today’s topic on the Fed OSHA COVID-19 ETS is training. Training: 29 C.F.R. Section 1910.502(n) requires that all employers covered by the ETS provide training to their employees.  To the extent that the employer has already provided training and that training is compliant with the standard, the employer does … Continue reading Fed OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS: What You Need to Know About Training

[Webinar Recording] Michigan OSHA’s New COVID-19 Emergency Rule

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On October 29, 2020, Eric J. Conn, Aaron R. Gelb and Ashley D. Mitchell presented a bonus webinar event: Michigan OSHA’s New COVID-19 Emergency Rule. When the MI Supreme Court struck down Gov. Whitmer’s COVID-19 Executive Orders, MI OSHA responded quickly to fill the void, and last week issued a series of COVID-19 Emergency Regulations. When Gov. … Continue reading [Webinar Recording] Michigan OSHA’s New COVID-19 Emergency Rule

[RESCHEDULED] Cal/OSHA’S Revised COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

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Because the Cal/OSHA Standards Board has just pulled back the revisions to the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) and will consider other revisions at its June 17th meeting, we have rescheduled our webinar “Cal/OSHA’s Revised COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard” for June 18, 2021, at 10 a.m. PT. As background, the Standards Board voted to … Continue reading [RESCHEDULED] Cal/OSHA’S Revised COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

Coalition to Work on Federal OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Rulemaking

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Background In his first day in office, President Biden issued an Executive Order (“EO”) that directed Fed OSHA to revisit its strategy for regulating and enforcing workplace spread of COVID-19.  Among other actions, the EO directed OSHA to consider whether a federal COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) is necessary.  We believe it is a foregone … Continue reading Coalition to Work on Federal OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Rulemaking