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Biden Administration Labor Leadership Updates. On April 21, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee is scheduled to hold a business meeting to consider the nomination of
Ms. Julie Su to serve as Deputy Secretary of Labor.
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Mr. Doug Parker to serve as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA). Mr. Parker currently serves as chief of California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA). House Education & Labor Committee Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina) said of the nomination:
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As we previously reported, OSHA recently launched a National Emphasis Program (NEP), focusing
efforts on workplace COVID-19 concerns. The NEP guidance specifies
that OSHA will be directing heightened enforcement efforts on
companies that put the largest number of workers at serious risk of
contracting the coronavirus, such as hospitals, assisted living
centers, and other health care and emergency response providers
treating COVID-19 patients. The NEP guidelines also note that
in an anti-retaliation effort, OSHA will be targeting
establishments where employees have complained about unsafe or
Monday, April 19, 2021
As we previously reported, OSHA recently launched a National Emphasis Program (NEP), focusing efforts on workplace COVID-19 concerns. The NEP guidance specifies that OSHA will be directing heightened enforcement efforts on companies that put the largest number of workers at serious risk of contracting the coronavirus, such as hospitals, assisted living centers, and other health care and emergency response providers treating COVID-19 patients. The NEP guidelines also note that in an anti-retaliation effort, OSHA will be targeting establishments where employees have complained about unsafe or unhealthy environments.
As the owner of a Lynn, Massachusetts, tax preparation service quickly found out this week, OSHA is serious about these efforts – and the NEP guidelines apply to businesses beyond hospitals or nursing homes. Specifically, Liberty Tax Service was slapped with a $136,532 fine after an OSHA investigation made a determination of coro
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As we previously reported, OSHA recently launched a National Emphasis Program (NEP), focusing efforts on workplace COVID-19 concerns. The NEP guidance specifies that OSHA will be directing heightened enforcement efforts on companies that put the largest number of workers at serious risk of contracting the coronavirus, such as hospitals, assisted living centers, and other health care and emergency response providers treating COVID-19 patients. The NEP guidelines also note that in an anti-retaliation effort, OSHA will be targeting establishments where employees have complained about unsafe or unhealthy environments.
As the owner of a Lynn, Massachusetts, tax preparation service quickly found out this week, OSHA is serious about these efforts – and the NEP guidelines apply to businesses beyond hospitals or nursing homes. Specifically, the company was slapped with a $136,532 fine after an OSHA investigation made a deter