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Workplace safety
California adopts emergency workplace safety rules for COVID-19
Nov 20, 2020
OSHA has declined to create national rules during the pandemic.
Retail workers balance financial need with pandemic risk
Nov 17, 2020
A recent survey from Korn Ferry found that 47% of retailers are having a hard time finding seasonal workers this year.
Republicans propose funding cuts to OSHA during pandemic
Nov 11, 2020
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says it has received more than 10,000 COVID-related complaints.
New California law will require employers to notify workers of COVID-19 cases
Oct 20, 2020
Nationally, there is no requirement to do so.
Workplace testing for COVID-19 is still limited
Oct 8, 2020
The cost and complexity of testing employees means many industries aren't benefiting.
California's domestic workers push for safety protections in home settings
Jul 14, 2020
A measure before the Assembly would eliminate the exclusion of domestic workers from workplace safety law that covers other employees.
As OSHA takes limited role in the pandemic, Virginia sets workplace safety rules
Jun 25, 2020
The state will make standards legally binding, where federal guidelines are mere recommendations.
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Do employers need to keep track of sick workers?
Jun 22, 2020
Like so many things about the coronavirus, it depends.
Stop talking and face the corner: the new rules of elevators during COVID-19
Jun 19, 2020
Elevators have always been awkward. Now they're a social distancing nightmare.
A company rebounds after learning hard lessons from COVID-19 outbreak
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Blake Farmer
Jun 8, 2020
The virus sickened about a dozen employees at a Nashville tire distributor. Now those workers are trying to put their experience to good use..