Policy Matters Podcast - Episode 2: What to Expect When You're Expecting a Biden-Harris OSHA

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 2: What to Expect When You're Expecting a Biden-Harris OSHA

In a Biden-Harris Occupational Safety and Health Administration, we will see increased enforcement and regulation. Publicity as deterrence will make its triumphant return. Employers should be prepared for not only an enhanced COVID-19 response, but also activities in other OSHA areas (e.g., recordkeeping, workplace violence, heat stress). In episode 2, Scott Hecker, Senior Counsel in Washington, DC, discusses the following:

• How possible OSHA leadership positions can affect administration and agency outcomes
• Development of an Emergency COVID-19 standard
• Other enforcement and regulatory priorities that could impact unemployment rates, emergency leave administration and enforcement, and future political nominations