by oshalegal | Sep 8, 2021 | COVID-19, OSHA News
Following the Centers for Disease Control’s updated mask and COVID-19 guidance dated July 27, 2021, OSHA finally updated its own mask and COVID-19 guidance on August 13, 2021. The press release relating to that updated guidance can be viewed here. Under the new...
by oshalegal | Feb 4, 2021 | OSHA Citations, OSHA News
The U.S. Department of Labor is again adjusting OSHA civil penalty amounts based upon cost-of-living adjustments for 2021 as provided in the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act.. OSHA will be increasing its maximum penalties amounts for...
by oshalegal | Feb 1, 2021 | OSHA News
Under the Biden administration, there will be sweeping changes to OSHA, including to the people that run OSHA and the direction that they take the Administration. With former Boston Mayor and union leader Marty Walsh tapped to lead the Department of Labor, it is clear...
by oshalegal | Jan 7, 2021 | OSHA News
President-elect Joe Biden recently picked Boston Mayor and former union leader Marty Walsh to lead the Department of Labor, putting him in charge of OSHA. Walsh, who was supported by many of the large unions, is expected to pursue a pro-union agenda, including...
