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Amazon Says OSH Act Preempts New York’s COVID-19 Enforcement


February 12, 2021 at 06:01 PM
Amazon is suing New York’s state government to block an enforcement action over COVID-19 exposures at one of its warehouses -- claiming the action is preempted by the OSH Act and further escalating a legal battle over whether states can enforce their pandemic protections in workplaces that OSHA regulates.

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