COVID-19 inspections under OSHA’s new National Emphasis Program to increase
Excerpted from an Akerman, LLP blog On March 12, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) designed to significantly reduce worker exposure to […]
Is Texas the wild, wild west when it comes to COVID-19 policies?
In a surprising development on March 2, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order lifting the mask mandate and increasing capacity of all businesses and facilities to 100%. […]
Texas confusion – Can employers still require employees to wear masks?
As people were literally waiting in line to receive their COVID-19 vaccine on March 2, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced an end to the mask mandate and COVID-19 operating limits […]
Does your workplace have a severe weather policy?
If your office is in Texas or the southwest, you probably don’t need to enact a severe weather policy very often. But let it be known on Feb. 15, 2021, […]