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Puerto Rico Expands Coverage of Sexual Harassment Law, Requires Employers to Adopt a Protocol
Puerto Rico has amended its sexual harassment law to expand coverage to interns and to require employers to adopt a protocol to investigate sexual harassment allegations.
OSHA to Require More Contractors to Report Injuries and Illnesses Online
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a proposed rule to restore and expand Obama-era requirements for high-hazard employers with at least 100 employees to submit their injury and illness forms electronically to the agency.
What Employers Need to Know About Monkeypox
Monkeypox (MPV) is the latest virus to catch wide attention.
Workplace Safety Review: Episode 28 | Interview with Nadine Mancini
In this episode, Mike Taylor and Adam Roseman talk to Nadine Mancini, General Counsel for the federal Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission in Washington, D.C.
White House Pushes OSHA Heat Illness Prevention Initiative
As thermometers hit their peak, the White House is touting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) heat illness prevention efforts to “protect millions of workers from heat illness and injury.”
Workplace Safety Review: Episode 27| Interview with Deborah Harris
In this episode, Mike Taylor and Adam Roseman talk to Deborah Harris, Chief of the United States Department of Justice Environmental Crimes Section.
Workplace Safety Review: Episode 25 | Interview with Dr. John Howard
In this episode, Adam Roseman talks to Dr. John Howard, the director of NIOSH and the administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program in the US Department of Health and Human Services.
OSHA Proposes Expanding Electronic Recordkeeping Rule to Add Smaller Employers
The proposed rule not only seeks to return to the rule as originally promulgated in 2016, but it would expand the number of employers that must comply with it by dropping the threshold number of employees from 250 to 100 and by updating the list of employers that are designated in high-hazard industries based on their industry code categorized by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
OSHA Turns Up the Heat on Enforcement With New Heat Hazard Emphasis Program
This National Emphasis Program (NEP) covers 70 “high risk industries,” and it will result in increased inspections and enforcement activity across the targeted industries just in time for spring.
California Employers Can Make Reasoned Choices as State Reduces Formal Workplace Masking Requirements
Effective March 1, 2022, there is no longer a hard requirement under the Cal/OSHA statewide Emergency Temporary Standard (CA ETS) or any other statewide requirement for employers to require unvaccinated persons (or fully vaccinated persons) to mask indoors at work.
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Schedule A I-140: Fast-Track Green Card for Nurses and Physical Therapists
Most employment-based permanent residency applications require the applicant to go through the PERM labor certification process where the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) certifies that there are not sufficient U.S. workers able, available, and qualified to fill a position.
SCOTUS to Warhol Foundation: Your Use of Previously Licensed Work Isn't Fair
On May 18, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, a case that presented the Court with an opportunity to bring clarity to the often highly subjective standards lower courts apply when deciding the issue of fair use of visual works of art under copyright law.
Challenging OSHA Violations at Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Is Worth the Effort
It is more important than ever that employers understand the serious long-term, non-monetary consequences of settling or accepting Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations.
New Washington Law Regulates Warehouse Distribution Center Worker Quotas
A new Washington law regulating employers’ use of production quotas or production standards for employees working at warehouse distribution centers (House Bill 1762) will go into effect on July 1, 2024.
Congress Adds AKS and Stark Law Exceptions for Certain Wellness Programs
As a part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA), Congress passed new exceptions to the Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark Law) and the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) allowing certain healthcare entities to provide mental health or behavioral health improvement and/or maintenance programs to physicians and other clinicians.
Texas Approves SB 14 Prohibiting Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
On May 17, 2023, the Texas Senate approved Senate Bill No. 14 (SB 14), prohibiting physicians from providing gender-affirming medical care to minors experiencing gender dysphoria (distress that results from having one’s gender identity not match one’s sex assigned at birth).
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