Emergency Temporary Standard
Posted on April 5, 2022 in HR Insights for Health Care
Published by: Hall Render
In June of 2021, OSHA published an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) in order to protect health care and health care support service workers from exposure to COVID-19 while at work. The ETS took immediate effect, though at the time, OSHA requested comments on the specifics of the ETS, including whether it should become permanent.... READ MORE
Posted on December 21, 2021 in Health Law News, HR Insights for Health Care
Published by: Hall Render
*Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on December 21. On Wednesday evening, December 22, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear appeals from decisions that may have a major impact on the enforceability of both the OSHA vaccine-or-test rule and the CMS vaccine mandate. Stay tuned for further developments. In the... READ MORE
Posted on June 11, 2021 in HR Insights for Health Care
Published by: Hall Render
On Thursday, June 10, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) as part of its National Emphasis Program on COVID-19. In a surprise to some, the ETS is limited to certain types of health care workplaces. OSHA also issued separate voluntary guidance for non-health care industries. Which health care... READ MORE
