Attorney Warns Parker Could Tighten COVID-19 Rule After Confirmation

Incoming OSHA chief Doug Parker could seek to tighten the agency’s COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS) following his expected confirmation, an employer attorney said during a July 22 webinar, based on his record of strict regulation as California’s top safety official and the spike in infections due to the virus’s “Delta” variant. During the employer-focused law firm Conn Maciel Carey’s July 22 “mid-year review of OSHA developments,” attorney Eric Conn predicted that the Senate will confirm Parker as the agency’s...