Category: OSHA

OSHA Vaccine Mandate to Hit Large Employers Jan. 4, With Hefty Fines for Noncompliance

The Biden administration has released the new rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requiring 84 million private sector workers to get vaccinated for COVID-19. The administration has also announced its rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Assistance (CMS) requiring 17 million healthcare workers participating in federal health programs to be…


OSHA Vaccine Mandate Released, 84 Million Workers Face Jan. 4 Deadline

The Biden administration has released the new rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requiring 84 million private sector workers to get vaccinated for COVID-19 by Jan. 4, 2022. The administration has also announced its rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Assistance (CMS) requiring 17 million healthcare workers participating in federal…


Three GOP-States May Lose Ability To Oversee Workplace Safety Regulations

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said Tuesday three GOP-led states may lose the authority to oversee workplace safety, citing failures to adopt federal emergency standards for COVID-19. OSHA, a regulatory agency within the United States Department of Labor, listed Arizona, Utah, and South Carolina as three states that have not accepted federal emergency…


White House on Vax Mandates: ‘Federal Law Overrides State Law’

The White House says recent actions taken by Republican governors, to oppose forthcoming federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private businesses, will be overridden. President Joe Biden’s executive order, announced Sept. 9, is set to require all workers at private businesses with 100 employees or more to be vaccinated against the CCP virus, which causes the disease…


White House on Vaccine Mandates: ‘Federal Law Overrides State Law’

The White House says recent actions taken by Republican governors, to oppose forthcoming federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private businesses, will be overridden. President Joe Biden’s executive order, announced Sept. 9, is set to require all workers at private businesses with 100 employees or more to be vaccinated against the CCP virus, which causes the disease…


Still No Timeline for Implementing OSHA Vaccine Law Weeks After Announcement: White House

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Wednesday it’s not clear when a new rule from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) requiring more than 80 million private sector workers to take the COVID-19 vaccine will go into effect. President Joe Biden’s executive order, announced Sept. 9, is set to require all…


[Coming 09/25, 11AM ET] The Innocent Victims of Street Violence; Getting Used to Government Overreach? | The Nation Speaks

Murder rates across America are going up. Some victims are just innocent children. They’re barely mentioned in the news, but our guest Leonydus Johnson, host of “Informed Dissent” podcast, is determined to make sure these little victims are not forgotten. Then, in America Q&A we ask if you think people with religious beliefs are respected…


The Innocent Victims of Street Violence; Getting Used to Government Overreach?

Murder rates across America are going up. Some victims are just innocent children. They’re barely mentioned in the news, but our guest Leonydus Johnson, host of “Informed Dissent” podcast, is determined to make sure these little victims are not forgotten. Then, in America Q&A we ask if you think people with religious beliefs are respected…


New Private Sector Vaccine Mandates Legal Under OSHA: White House

The White House claims its new vaccine mandate for private-sector workers is legal under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. A new rule is expected in the coming weeks from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to require all workers at private businesses with 100 employees or more to be vaccinated for…


Hundreds Believed Dead in Pacific Northwest Heat Wave

Hundreds of deaths were being investigated as heat related in Oregon, Washington state, and British Columbia. The dangerous heat began June 25 and only began to subside in some areas on Tuesday. The death toll in Oregon alone has reached at least 95, the state medical examiner said on Friday, with most occurring in Multnomah…