One last point of clarification before today’s call. I spoke to Terri and her background is on the enforcement side, so she will address the portions of the paper that are focused on local governments’ ability to enforce health and safety
laws for businesses that are reopening and ways to address unsafe working conditions as businesses reopen in your communities. We can have someone else on (and Terri has some suggestions) who can discuss the perspective of the local government as the employer.
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From: Disasterrelief <disasterrelief-bounces@lists.imla.org>
On Behalf Of Amanda Kellar
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 12:37 PM
To: Disasterrelief@lists.imla.org
Subject: Re: [Disasterrelief] Workplace safety in the Era of COVID 19
Sorry for the follow-up email. It looks like the link changed from my original email to access the briefing. This one works now:
https://lwp.law.harvard.edu/files/lwp/files/state_local_workplace_protection_lwp_nelp.pdf
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From: Disasterrelief <disasterrelief-bounces@lists.imla.org>
On Behalf Of Amanda Kellar
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 12:20 PM
To: Disasterrelief@lists.imla.org
Subject: Re: [Disasterrelief] Workplace safety in the Era of COVID 19
Good afternoon,
Terri Gerstein, the Director of the State and Local Enforcement Project will be joining us on today’s COVID-19 working group call to discuss the workplace safety briefing her organization and NELP
jointly put out and which I circulated last week (see below). I asked her to talk to the group for 10-15 minutes about this and then she can answer questions, if you have any.
We will still have plenty of time for our regular discussion and Q&A regarding other issues you are facing. But given that many localities are considering reopening plans for employees, we thought
this would be a helpful discussion.
Thanks,
Amanda
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From: Disasterrelief <disasterrelief-bounces@lists.imla.org>
On Behalf Of Amanda Kellar
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2020 3:29 PM
To: Disasterrelief@lists.imla.org
Subject: [Disasterrelief] Workplace safety in the Era of COVID 19
The briefing:
- Outlines key elements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act;
- Provides a legal analysis of when OSHA does and does not preempt state or local legislation or action; and
- provides specific examples of how states and localities can protect workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
To access the briefing, click here:
https://lwp.law.harvard.edu/files/lwp/files/state_local_workplace_protection_lwp_nelp_0.pdf
I am going to see if the author wants to join us for 10-15 minutes to discuss this on one of our next COVID-19 working group calls and will update you if she is available.
Thanks,
Amanda
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