Legal and Regulatory

Are Construction Employers at Risk for an OSHA Citation Due to COVID-19 Exposure?

In response to the pandemic, OSHA has issued enforcement guidance directing its field personnel to investigate complaints, referrals, as well as employer-reported fatalities and hospitalizations to identify potentially hazardous occupational exposures and to ensure that employers take prompt action to mitigate hazards and protect employees.
By Angelo Filippi
May 19, 2020
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by Angelo Filippi

Angelo Filippi is a partner in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office focusing his practice on employment and labor law and occupational safety and health act (OSHA) defense. Filippi represents employers on a broad range of matters applicable to the workplace. The group defends employers who are audited or investigated by local, state and federal enforcement agencies and has extensive experience litigating both individual and class action claims. Filippi has defended employers in litigation initiated under state and federal discrimination laws; overtime and other wage disputes under the Fair Labor Standards Act; leave issues relating to the interaction between the disabilities laws, the FMLA and workers’ compensation; retaliation and whistleblower claims; non-compete issues, employment contract claims and OSHA compliance.

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