By U.S. Government/Gobierno de los Estados Unidos – Extracted from PDF version of a combustible dust fact sheet. Public Domain, Link On Friday, OSHA released “Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace.” In less than a minute, over on The Employer Handbook YouTube…
Image Credit: Pxfuel.com Hot on the heels of yesterday’s blog post about mandatory face coverings for customers, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed this Executive Order designed to protect NJ businesses’ customers and employees further. (Technically, the EO preceded my blog post. But I’m not keeping score.) This press…
Image by Pro File from Pixabay Last week, OSHA issued some guidance on wearing masks in the workplace. It was kinda vague and underwhelming. Yesterday, OSHA came back with additional guidance on returning to work. Is it any better than OSHA’s last offering? Let’s find out. We begin with a…
Image by Hatice EROL from Pixabay Yesterday morning, I posted on LinkedIn new guidance from OSHA on the use of masks in the workplace. Specifically, it was this series of frequently asked questions and answers relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. Let’s break it down a little further for you. First, let’s…
U.S. Government/Gobierno de los Estados Unidos / Public domain The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has adopted revised policies for enforcing OSHA’s COVID-19 requirements. Among them, its enforcement policy for recording cases of coronavirus. Here’s what your business needs to know about the new OSHA…
Yatko / CC BY-SA You’ve hit the trifecta! CDC says exposed employees can sometimes remain at work If you operate an essential business, then stop and read this. On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention came out with some new interim guidance on safety practices for workers who…
Image by learning art from Pixabay (Unless, of course, you need “The PERFECT Home Arm Workout (Sets and Reps Included),” which you can find here. Sun’s out. Guns out!) While the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division has spent the last few weeks churning out information to assist employers in complying…
U.S. Government/Gobierno de los Estados Unidos / Public domain Last week, we covered (here) what the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission wants employers to know about COVID-19 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. This week, we have new guidance from OSHA and the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.…
Image Credit: Google Street View According to multiple news reports, on Friday, shortly after the Henry Pratt Company communicated to a 15-year employee that the company was ending his employment, he began shooting. All told, he killed five employees (in a five-minute span). After police arrived, the shooter exchanged gunfire.…
Image Credit: Photofunia.com (http://photofunia.com/results/5b8f35e6089f7a90518b4572) Oh, I’ve got your hookup today. As I was getting caught up on last week’s email, I came across a News Release from the U.S. Department of Labor. In this Release, the DOL touted “cross-agency effort complements the Department’s enforcement activities by strengthening and innovating compliance assistance…