The IRS recently issued guidance [1] explaining that OSHA communications regarding COVID-19 precautions alone do not allow employers to qualify for the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”).[2] Other than ...

OSHA's emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring healthcare employers to adhere to numerous regulatory requirements addressing COVID-19 was largely withdrawn in December 2021. On June 21, 2022, the ...

A federal program that targets skilled nursing and other long-term care facilities for COVID-19 inspections and compliance is being extended past its Thursday deadline. The Occupational Safety and ...

Labor unions hoping for permanent workplace safety standards to protect healthcare staff from COVID-19 infections in the workplace were dealt a blow Friday when an appeals court denied an emergency ...

The U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Jan. 15 terminated its COVID-19 healthcare rulemaking to prioritize completing a broader infectious diseases rule for ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is moving ahead with a permanent standard to protect healthcare workers from exposure to COVID-19 on the job. The agency submitted a final rule to the ...

Since the end of 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been working on a permanent standard to protect healthcare workers from the coronavirus, following the expiration of its ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has finalized a draft of a COVID-19 permanent standard that aims to protect healthcare workers from exposure to SARS-CoV-2. Long-term care advocates ...

OSHA has officially ended its efforts to finalize a COVID-19 safety rule for healthcare workers. Launched as an Emergency Temporary Standard in June 2021, the proposal aimed to protect healthcare ...