New OSHA Covid-19 Standard Covers Healthcare Employees Only June 14, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson The Department of Labor has promulgated an emergency temporary standard (ETS) designed to protect healthcare workers but did not extend...
Ford Halts Production at Southern India Plant as COVID-19 Cases Surge May 28, 2021 By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI – Ford Motor Co. said it will halt production at its car plant in India’s southern state of Tamil...
Renault-Nissan Shuts South India Plant Until May 30 on COVID Safety Concerns May 26, 2021 By Sudarshan Varadhan and Aditi Shah CHENNAI – Automaker Renault-Nissan will shut its plant in India’s southern Tamil Nadu state until May 30, according to an...
Many Workers Begin to Return to Offices Transformed by COVID Safety Innovations May 26, 2021 By Todd Gillespie and Jack Sidders Masked, desk-bound and unable to recognize their colleagues in an elevator, people are starting to return to offices in cities...
Renault-Nissan, Hyundai Face Factory Closures in India over Workers’ COVID-19 Fears May 25, 2021 By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI, India – Automakers Renault, its alliance partner Nissan Motor Co. and Hyundai Motor Co. face temporary factory closures in...
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...
Massachusetts Health Boards Overwhelmed, Unready to Protect Workers May 14, 2021 By Shannon Iriarte, Shwetha Surendran and Maggie Mulvihill With federal regulators missing from the field and state leaders scrambling to manage the COVID-19 crisis, Massachusetts’ 351 overtaxed local...
Workers Refusing Covid Vaccine Could Lose Their Jobs May 5, 2021 By Sarah Kopit Texas nurse Jennifer Bridges plans to go to work on June 7, like it’s any other day. The only difference...
Workplace Safety Regulator Warns Of COVID-19 Hazards Inside Iowa Capitol April 21, 2021 A top workplace safety regulator warned the Republican leaders of the Iowa Legislature that conditions inside the state Capitol are...
Wisconsin Food Plant Worker Sues ConAgra After Contracting COVID-19 April 20, 2021 A food plant employee is suing his Walworth County, Wisconsin, employer alleging he contracted the coronavirus at work and infected...