Democratic senators say President Donald Trump is failing to adequately coordinate and fund personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers and other “front-line” employees during the COVID-19 crisis, urging aggressive action to deliver the equipment regardless of any PPE provisions in the next pandemic response bill.

OSHA is citing a health care company over inadequate worker protections for COVID-19 at odds with requirements in its existing respiratory protection standards, in what appears to be the agency’s first major enforcement action against an employer for not implementing sufficient protections against the virus.

OSHA is citing a health care company over inadequate worker protections for COVID-19 at odds with requirements in its existing respiratory protection standards, in what appears to be the agency’s first major enforcement action against an employer for not implementing sufficient protections against the virus.

OSHA is citing a health care company over inadequate worker protections for COVID-19 at odds with requirements in its existing respiratory protection standards, in what appears to be the agency’s first major enforcement action against an employer for not implementing sufficient protections against the virus.

OSHA is citing a health care company over inadequate worker protections for COVID-19 at odds with requirements in its existing respiratory protection standards, in what appears to be the agency’s first major enforcement action against an employer for not implementing sufficient protections against the virus.

A new federal appellate court ruling is building on a prior denial of labor unions’ suit that sought an OSHA emergency temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19, rejecting a similar case that applied to the mining industry specifically and further underscoring the importance of lawmakers’ negotiations on an imminent stimulus bill.

A new federal appellate court ruling is building on a prior denial of labor unions’ suit that sought an OSHA emergency temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19, rejecting a similar case that applied to the mining industry specifically and further underscoring the importance of lawmakers’ negotiations on an imminent stimulus bill.

A new federal appellate court ruling is building on a prior denial of labor unions’ suit that sought an OSHA emergency temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19, rejecting a similar case that applied to the mining industry specifically and further underscoring the importance of lawmakers’ negotiations on an imminent stimulus bill.

A new federal appellate court ruling is building on a prior denial of labor unions’ suit that sought an OSHA emergency temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19, rejecting a similar case that applied to the mining industry specifically and further underscoring the importance of lawmakers’ negotiations on an imminent stimulus bill.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in a new decision is rejecting OSHA’s broad reading of the universe of facilities subject to its safety standards for commercial diving, holding that the agency cannot apply the rule to aquarium divers because they fall under an exemption for “scientific” workers.