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title: "OSHA (Occupational Safety And Health Administration)"
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##  OSHA (Occupational Safety And Health Administration)

 [ ![covid vaccine viles](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/a2/saurabh-mishra-e05cuyj1zb8-unsplash-a2cd05c9.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1180&catid=53&Itemid=560)#####  [Appeals Court Lifts Stay to OSHA Vaccination ETS (Updated)](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1180&catid=53&Itemid=560)

January 12, 2022

Category: Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

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 [ ![Can An Employer Terminate An Employee Who Refuses to Wear a Mask at Work?](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/c1/mona-lisa-pexels-cottonbro-3957982-c11469bc.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1061&catid=205&Itemid=839)#####  [Can An Employer Terminate An Employee Who Refuses to Wear a Mask at Work?](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1061&catid=205&Itemid=839)

July 09, 2020

Category: Articles

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 [ ![thermometer](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/cd/immo-wegmann-V2AMRkAUCnA-unsplash-cd929802.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1510&catid=53&Itemid=560)#####  [DOL Launches Self-Audit Programs Designed to Help Employers Improve Compliance](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1510&catid=53&Itemid=560)

September 16, 2025

Category: Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

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 [ ![heat visual](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/87/alexander-grey-wRoyrBjSBzM-unsplash-8789dfb1.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1486&catid=53&Itemid=560)#####  [Heat Safety Rule Appears to Be Moving Forward](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1486&catid=53&Itemid=560)

June 26, 2025

Category: Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

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 [ ![person using a computer at their desk, indoors](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/f1/glenn-carstens-peters-npxXWgQ33ZQ-unsplash-f16bf526.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1500&catid=53&Itemid=560)#####  [New Administration Providing Employer-Friendly Compliance Assistance in DOL Enforcement](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1500&catid=53&Itemid=560)

August 18, 2025

Category: Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

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 [ ![sparklers, outdoors](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/f9/ian-schneider-PAykYb-8Er8-unsplash-f94979da.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=665&catid=52&Itemid=579)#####  [OSHA ALERT: Happy New Year - OSHA Penalties Increase](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=665&catid=52&Itemid=579)

January 03, 2018

Category: Alerts

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 [ ![poultry farm](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/8c/thomas-iversen-4W8FgDVyUME-unsplash-8cc62d2e.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=370&catid=52&Itemid=579)#####  [OSHA ALERT: OSHA Regional Emphasis Program Targets Southeastern Poultry Processing Facilities](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=370&catid=52&Itemid=579)

October 27, 2015

Category: Alerts

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 [ ![osha calling webinar promo graphic](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/4e/august-webinar-promo-osha-calling-tiny-4e37ed35.png) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1415&catid=221&Itemid=1102)#####  [OSHA Calling! How to Handle a Walk-Around and the New HazCom Requirements](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1415&catid=221&Itemid=1102)

July 24, 2024

Category: Webinars: Employment Law "Hot Topics"

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 [ ![OSHA Has Issued Guidance for Returning to Work From COVID-19 Restrictions–Who in Your Workplace Will Make Sure That It is Implemented?](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/67/sink-washing-hands-pexels-burst-545014-67f620f6.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1056&catid=205&Itemid=839)#####  [OSHA Has Issued Guidance for Returning to Work From COVID-19 Restrictions–Who in Your Workplace Will Make Sure That It is Implemented?](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1056&catid=205&Itemid=839)

June 22, 2020

Category: Articles

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 [ ![glowing graphic](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/a9/hot-risto-kokkonen-OELJMl0ZDh8-unsplash-a9408ead.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1419&catid=53&Itemid=560)#####  [OSHA Releases First-Ever Heat Rule](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1419&catid=53&Itemid=560)

August 13, 2024

Category: Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

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 [ ![red safety helmet sitting on the ground, outdoors](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/ff/umit-yildirim-9OB46apMbC4-unsplash-ffa1d6ec.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=476&catid=53&Itemid=560)#####  [OSHA Releases Top 10 List of Safety Violations (2017)](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=476&catid=53&Itemid=560)

November 27, 2017

Category: Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

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 [ ![construction crew on project outdoors](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/b2/scott-blake-x-ghf9LjrVg-unsplash-b2226f73.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1312&catid=53&Itemid=560)#####  [OSHA's Most Cited Hazard List in Construction and Outside Construction](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1312&catid=53&Itemid=560)

April 06, 2023

Category: Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

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 [ ![2022 legal review graphic](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/ce/2023-01-reflections-WimLaw-Promo-Slide-tiny-cec61d28.png) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1281&catid=221&Itemid=1102)#####  [Reflections: 2022 in Review](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1281&catid=221&Itemid=1102)

December 02, 2022

Category: Webinars: Employment Law "Hot Topics"

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 [ ![CDC interviewing a sick person inside an airport](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/6b/iozc-2tpcjy-6b3623dc.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1133&catid=53&Itemid=560)#####  [Relaxed CDC Guidance Requires Employers to Set the Rules](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1133&catid=53&Itemid=560)

July 06, 2021

Category: Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

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 [ ![in loving memory memorial, outdoors](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/e3/sandy-millar-cQ-66Evaf5g-unsplash-e30efa23.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1488&catid=52&Itemid=579)#####  [Sad News – Mark A. Waschak – September 13, 1963 – June 27, 2025](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1488&catid=52&Itemid=579)

July 01, 2025

Category: Alerts

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 [ ![senate building](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/73/ian-hutchinson-P8rgDtEFn7s-unsplash-7392b016.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1549&catid=53&Itemid=560)#####  [The EEOC Re-establishes Quorum, While Some Trump Picks Are Confirmed by Senate](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1549&catid=53&Itemid=560)

November 30, 2025

Category: Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

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 [ ![flaming matchstick dwindling down](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/5e/anne-nygard-IcQ-T2PiS5Q-unsplash-5e760ff5.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1450&catid=52&Itemid=579)#####  [The End of An Era for OFCCP: President Trump Issues Executive Order Revoking Biden’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Rules And Axing Affirmative Action](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1450&catid=52&Itemid=579)

January 23, 2025

Category: Alerts

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 [ ![The North Carolina Department of Labor Says that Employers Can Fire Employees Who Do Not Show Up for Work During a Hurricane. That Does Not Mean It is A Good Idea.](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/6e/091318_1520_thenorthcar1-6ecfd8d8.png) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=973&catid=205&Itemid=839)#####  [The North Carolina Department of Labor Says that Employers Can Fire Employees Who Do Not Show Up for Work During a Hurricane. That Does Not Mean It is A Good Idea.](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=973&catid=205&Itemid=839)

September 13, 2018

Category: Articles

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 [ ![immigrants collecting crops](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/6d/tim-mossholder-xDwEa2kaeJA-unsplash-6d265acc.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1460&catid=53&Itemid=560)#####  [The Trump Administration’s Effects on Immigration and an Employer’s Workforce](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1460&catid=53&Itemid=560)

February 14, 2025

Category: Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

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 [ ![FLSA compliance for restaurants](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/21/WimLaw-Promo-Slide-july-restaurant-tips-02-21562c35.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1326&catid=221&Itemid=1102)#####  [Tips on Tipping for Georgia Restaurateurs — Part 2: Navigating FLSA Compliance & Liability Avoidance](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1326&catid=221&Itemid=1102)

June 12, 2023

Category: Webinars: Employment Law "Hot Topics"

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