OH&S Magazine | Everything You Need to Know About OSHA’s Covid-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (Audio)

This week, HHS announced more than $413 million in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments to more than 3,600 providers across the country. 

This week, HHS announced $2 billion in additional Provider Relief Fund payments and issued the 2022 Mental Health Parity and Addition Equity Act Report to Congress.

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s mixed ruling on federal vaccination mandates, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released three separate guidances for three groups of states. Our Labor & Employment and Health Care Groups explore the ramifications of the Court’s ruling, what the new guidances say, and when health care facilities in every state (yes, even Texas) will have to comply.

Charlie Morgan is quoted on whether the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will issue another emergency temporary standard for industries outside of healthcare.

In a March briefing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the deputy commissioner of the agency’s Office of Food Policy and Response said that the FDA is committed to ensuring the safety of the food supply chain from farm to table and noted the importance of protecting the health and well-being of employees in the food industry. This article examines an Employee Health and Food Safety Checklist that was issued jointly by the FDA and Occupational Safety and Health Administration to assess food safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.