By James L. Curtis, Mark A. Lies, II, Adam R. Young, Daniel R. Birnbaum, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has adopted a Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of COVID-19. Under the OSHA regulations and the revised guidance, most cases of COVID-19 will
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By James L. Curtis, Benjamin D. Briggs, Brent I. Clark, Mark A. Lies, II, Adam R. Young, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has adopted an Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease (ERP). Now, as states begin reopening their economies,
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By James L. Curtis, Helen M. McFarland, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: The State of Washington’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) just enacted Emergency COVID-19 Safety Rules on “Prohibited Business Activities and Conditions for Operations.”
In a first-of-its-kind emergency rulemaking, DOSH enacted an emergency rule that, on its face, allows
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By Brent I. Clark, Benjamin D. Briggs, James L. Curtis, Ilana R. Morady, Patrick D. Joyce, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued Interim Guidance to advise compliance safety and health officers (CSHOs) to evaluate an employer’s good faith efforts to comply
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