Labor Groups Fault OSHA For Limiting COVID-19 ETS To Healthcare Only

Unions and their allies are pushing back on OSHA’s emergency temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19, arguing that limiting the rule to healthcare workers leaves at-risk workers in other industries unprotected, even as employers’ attorneys are warning that the agency could soon tighten enforcement across all industry sectors. The June 10 ETS , which will take effect the day of its still-unscheduled publication in the Federal Register , met a mixed reception from the labor groups that have spent more than...