April 2012

OSHA recently announced a new enforcement program targeting nursing home and residential care facilities.  The program, effective a week-and-a-half ago, focuses OSHA compliance officers on inspecting nursing homes and assisted living facilities.  More info. is available on Jackson Lewis’ OSHA Law Blog at the following link: http://www.oshalawblog.com/

Healthcare employers – we thought you may be interested in this 9th Circuit decision addressing the request of an ICU neo-natal nurse to “opt-out” of the employer’s unplanned absence policy as an accommodation.   A summary of the opinion is available on Jackson Lewis’ Disability, Leave and Health Management blog at http://www.disabilityleavelaw.com/.