Lawyer explains how to address violations by your company and ensure compliance in the future
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been in the news more than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Joe Biden planned to rely upon the government agency to enforce his vaccine mandate for private employers until the Supreme Court ruled against his administration. Despite the historic decision, OSHA will continue to issue guidance and citations for employers who fail to implement health and safety measures related to COVID-19 and other threats to the workplace. For example, the agency already requires employers to maintain proper cleaning procedures and follow isolation and quarantine guidelines.
Of course, employers have had an obligation to provide a healthy and safe workplace for their employees long before the pandemic. What’s changed is that everybody is now aware of their rights. “More individual employees are speaking up and speaking out, which is bringing these issues to the forefront in a way a lot of employers who don’t have deep experience with workplace safety are sometimes surprised by,” Chad A. Wissinger, partner at Pittsburgh-based law firm Dentons Cohen & Grigsby, told HRD.
With more than 20 years of experience, Wissinger counsels clients on all aspects of regulatory compliance, including preparing for and reacting to incidents and inspections involving OSHA, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the Environmental...
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