OSHA Updates Released June 2020: COVID-19 Enforcement and Rules

Date: August 25, 2020
Time: 01:00 PM ET
Duration: 60 Minutes
Speaker: Matthew Burr

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Description

COVID-19 management in workplace settings has become incredibly complex, whether in high-risk sectors such as healthcare or in lower-risk but essential services and critical infrastructure businesses. OSHA, the EEOC, the CDC and state/local governments have continually revised their guidance for employers and updated enforcement practices. Now, as more businesses prepare for reopening, further challenges arise in terms of safety and health management, employment practices, and liability mitigation.

This webinar by expert speaker Matthew Burr, will provide an update on OSHA enforcement initiatives and COVID-19 policies, with a special focus on record keeping/reporting of injuries and illnesses, the new regulatory agenda released in June 2020, legislation affecting OSHA operations and more.

Session Highlights:

·  Understand the different type of OSHA inspections and current enforcement trends

·  Determine the scope and application of National Emphasis Programs and COVID-19 guidance

·  Learn how whistleblower protections have changed and their application to drug testing and discipline

·  Manage records effectively and ensure timely reporting to OSHA of injuries and illnesses

·  Employers’ legal obligations to protect workers from infectious diseases under OSHA standards, the General Duty Clause, and selected state laws

·  Steps employers can take to mitigate COVID-19 exposure in a variety of workplace settings, including addressing potential whistleblower actions

Who Should Attend:

·  General Managers

·  Safety and health officers

·  HR Personnel

·  Front line supervisors

·  In-house Counsel

This webinar has been approved for 1 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®,SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).

Speaker

Matthew Burr

Matthew Burr has over eleven years of experience working in the human resources field, starting his career as an Industrial Relations Intern at Kennedy Valve Manufacturing to most recently founding and managing a human resource consulting company; Burr Consulting, LLC.  Prior to founding the consulting firm, the majority of his career was spent in manufacturing and healthcare.  He specializes in labor and employment law, conflict resolution, performance management, labor and employment relations.  Matthew has a generalist background in HR and provides strategic HR services to his clients, focusing on small and medium sized organizations.  In July 2017, Matthew started as an Associate Professor of Business Administration at Elmira College and was promoted into the Continuing Education & Business Administration Department Liaison role in July 2018.  He teaches both undergraduate and graduate level business courses at Elmira College.  Matthew is also the SHRM Certification Exam Instructor at the college, his students currently have an 80% pass rate on the SHRM-SCP and 92.3% pass rate on the SHRM-CP.  Matthew works as a trainer Tompkins Cortland Community College, Corning Community College, Broome Community College and Penn State University.  He also acts as an On-Call Mediator and Fact-Finder through the Public Employment Relations Board in New York State, working with public sector employers and labor unions.

Matthew has publications at the Cornell HR Review, Business Insider, New York State Bar Association, Expert 360 (in Australia).  In early 2017, he published his first book, “$74,000 in 24 Months:  How I killed my student loans (and you can too!).” 

Matthew has an associate’s degree in business administration from Tompkins Cortland Community College, a Bachelor of Science degree in business management from Elmira College, a master’s degree from the University of Illinois School of Labor and Employment Relations in Human Resources & Industrial Relations and a Master’s in Business Administration specializing in entrepreneurship from Syracuse University.  He currently holds a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) and the Society of Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) certifications. 

Matthew has been featured on CNN Money, Fast Company, Fits Small Business, Magnify Money, My Twin Tiers, Namely, Student Loan Hero, Smart Sheet and CEO Blog Nation.

Certification

This webinar has been approved for 1 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®,SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).

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