Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 9: GOVERNMENTALphabet Soup: What is an ETS Anyway?

Policy issues often have long term widespread and pervasive impact on businesses. Not only can new governmental policies significantly affect the climate for business innovation and growth, they create precedents that affect future legislation and potentially spread across jurisdictions.

Each installment of the Policy Matters Podcast will provide timely updates regarding potential adverse impacts on benefits that policy changes can have on industry growth and offer a preview of what’s next in the competitive marketplace.

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Episode 9: GOVERNMENTALphabet Soup: What is an ETS Anyway?

During his first full day in office, President Biden issued Executive Order 13999, directing OSHA to consider whether a COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS) is necessary and, if so, to issue one by March 15. 

In this episode, Scott Hecker, Senior Counsel in Seyfarth’s Washington, D.C. office, provides an overview of Emergency Temporary Standards, how a COVID-19 ETS might impact existing standards at the state level, and where the process stands currently.