Last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) applicable to healthcare employers. (You can find the ETS here https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus/ets) OSHA also issued an updated Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace applicable to most other workplaces. (The new Guidance can be found here https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus/safework) Keep in mind that the Guidance is not legally binding, but the ETS is.

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