EU to Update Workplace Safety Rules, Reflecting Shift to Home Working During COVID June 29, 2021 BRUSSELS – The European Commission plans to update its rules on worker safety to reflect the shift millions employees made...
UK Financial Services Sector Cautions About Legislating Work-from-Home Options June 21, 2021 By Huw Jones and Carolyn Cohn LONDON – How people divide their working hours between home and office should develop naturally over time and not be...
New Post-COVID Hybrid Work Arrangements May Not Be as Flexible as Desired May 17, 2021 By Lucy Meakin Fourteen months after coronavirus confined the world’s office-workers to their homes, companies are embarking on another great experiment — how...
OSHA Prepares to Issue Emergency Regulations to Protect Workers from COVID-19 April 13, 2021 By Robb Mandelbaum Mask mandates are coming down across the country, even as COVID cases are rising in most states. But the Biden...
City of London Financial Center Likely to See Most Workers Return After Pandemic March 31, 2021 By William Schomberg LONDON – The City of London financial center, which has resembled a ghost town since the coronavirus swept the world...
OSHA to Review COVID-19 Workplace Safety Enforcement Under Trump March 15, 2021 By Chris Kirkham Federal workplace safety regulators said on Friday they will revisit several COVID-19 related safety investigations performed during the Trump administration...
Many Meatpackers, Other Food Workers Still Waiting for Vaccines March 3, 2021 By Tom Polansek COVID-19 vaccines are making their way into the arms of U.S. meat and agriculture workers, but companies and union officials...
Biden Extends Unemployment Insurance for Workers Fearing COVID Risk February 26, 2021 The Biden Administration is expanding eligibility for unemployment benefits for workers who feel they are forced to choose between working...
Many Firms Aren’t Paying OSHA Fines Levied for COVID-19 Safety Violations: Reuters February 18, 2021 By Chris Kirkham U.S. workplace safety regulators have announced more than $4 million in penalties on more than 300 employers they say put...
House Committee to Probe Tyson, Smithfield, OSHA Over Covid Outbreaks February 2, 2021 By Laura Davison A Democratic-led House panel is launching a probe into coronavirus outbreaks at meatpacking plants and whether the Occupational Safety and...