OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard for the Healthcare Industry

On June 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration submitted for publication in the Federal Register its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), setting forth new mandatory safety requirements designed to protect workers from COVID-19. The much-anticipated ETS is generally applicable only to certain healthcare workplaces and imposes differing obligations with respect to vaccinated and unvaccinated employees in various contexts.

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Vaccines to Arrive in New Jersey on December 15: Who Will Receive Them First?

As the FDA-approved Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines begin to arrive in New Jersey on December 15, 2020, the burning question on some people’s minds is who will be getting inoculated first?

Per the New Jersey Health Commissioner, vaccines will be distributed to almost anyone who works in the healthcare field. The list of eligible recipients is intentionally broad.

To read the full text of this post by Duane Morris partner Brad Molotsky, please visit the Duane Morris Project Development/Infrastructure/P3 Blog.

 

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