On Sept. 26, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Keller, R-Pa., wrote Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Assistant Secretary Douglas Parker to oppose the agency's anticipated COVID-19 rule. The rule would implement a permanent standard for health care industry employers, reviving the 2021 emergency temporary standard (ETS). We've gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and other outlets.
Agency Urged to Abandon Rulemaking
In the letter, Foxx and Keller wrote, "You testified before the Committee on Education and Labor that the agency is working to finalize the ETS as a permanent COVID-19 standard for the health care industry and expects to issue a final standard this fall. In light of President Biden's recent proclamation regarding the end of the pandemic, the impracticality of the forthcoming regulatory scheme and OSHA's questionable legal authority, we write to express our strong disapproval of your decision to move forward with this ill-advised rule and urge your agency to abandon it."
On June 21, 2021, OSHA issued an ETS that mandated workplace protections related to COVID-19 for employers in the health care industry. OSHA withdrew the COVID-19 ETS for health care workers on Dec. 21, 2021.
(House Committee on Education & Labor Republicans)
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