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OSHA COVID-19 Citations Rack Up

On January 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it has issued citations arising from 300 inspections for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $3,930,381. Some of the violations employers were cited for include failure to: implement a written respiratory protection program; comply with required medical evaluations, respirator fit…

Are Injuries Sustained at Home During Telework Compensable?

Since the onset of the pandemic in the Spring of 2020, the Director of the Ohio Department of Health, through its orders, has encouraged employers to permit “as many employees as possible to work from home by implementing policies in areas such as teleworking and video conferencing.”  As a consequence, many Ohioans have been working from home in accordance with…

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