OSHA Archives - The Coppola Firm

HR Alert: New Proposed Rule on Heat Exposure in the Workplace

Written by Lisa Coppola on July 22, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

In the past couple of months, the United States has been hit with a severe and unrelenting heat wave, with many cities on track to have their hottest summers in recent history. In response, the Occupational Safety and Health...

HR Alert: New Agreement Between NLRB and OSHA Creates New Challenges

Written by Lisa Coppola on March 20, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

In late 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU is meant to strengthen information sharing and collaboration...

HR Alert: New COVID-19 OSHA Guidance

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 12, 2023. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment.

How Do I Identify What Areas At Work May Be Susceptible To An Increased Spread Of COVID-19? Now’s the time to attack those increased risks with a plan to reduce exposure – or if you’ve already done so, to...

Hr Alert: How Long Do My Employees Need to Isolate and Quarantine Now?

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 10, 2022. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

It’s the question on everyone’s mind, it seems. And the answer is: It depends (how’s that for a lawyerly answer?). In general, the period to isolate and quarantine has been reduced from 10 days to 5 days,...

HR Alert: HERO Act Workplace Safety Committee Proposed Regulations

Written by Lisa Coppola on January 5, 2022. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

If you’re an employer subject to the New York HERO Act (and if you’re a private employer in New York State, you probably are), you should start preparing to comply with the Department of Labor’s newly-released proposed...

HR Alert: One Step Closer to the Vaccine Mandate

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 15, 2021. Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Compliance, COVID 19, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

On Tuesday, October 12, 2021, as part of the regulatory review process, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) submitted the initial text of the federal government’s vaccine mandate to the Office of...

HR Alert: OSHA Revises Its Guidance on Reporting . . . Again

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 21, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, Employment, Entrepreneurship.

On September 30, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its guidance employer reporting of COVID-19 hospitalizations and fatalities. The revisions apply only to the reporting of hospitalizations...

HR Alert: New OSHA Guidance for Companies

Written by Lisa Coppola on April 15, 2020. Posted in Business, Compliance, COVID 19, Entrepreneurship, Litigation, Personal Injury.

Companies across the United States should heed new guidance from OSHA – the federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration – relative to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new guidance focuses its content on various...

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