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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
NJ "Hand and Foot" Clarification Bill Advances
Saturday, September 19, 2020
OSHA Cites Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, For Failing to Protect Workers from the Coronavirus
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited CarePlus Bergen Inc., doing business as Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, for violating respiratory protection standards at its Paramus, New Jersey, location. OSHA cited the hospital for two serious violations, with proposed penalties of $9,639.
Friday, September 18, 2020
OSHA Cites Hackensack Meridian Health in North Bergen, New Jersey, For Failing to Protect Employees from Coronavirus
Monday, September 14, 2020
NJ Governor Patrick Murphy Signs Landmark COVID Compensation Law
Friday, September 11, 2020
NJ Law Firm Names No Longer Need to Have the Name of a Practicing Lawyer
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
The Perfect Pandemic Storm
Friday, September 4, 2020
Workplace Testing - Pandemic Preparedness Strategy for Success
Maintaining a safe workplace is a crucial strategy in the era of COVID-19. Today's guest author, Michael Gelman, MD PhD, discusses how testing can play a critical role going forward.
A lot of people are getting very excited about Michael Mina’s proposed strategy of cheap, rapid, frequent testing. From his Op-Ed in the Times, to his appearance on TWiV, to this article in the Atlantic, there’s a lot of hope around the potential for inexpensive antigen tests, like the Abbott BinaxNow - which quickly got bought up by the Department of Health and Human Services through December’s anticipated production. It’s possible that another company funded by a U.S. Government initiative might come out with something as good, or better, in the near future. (And no, I don’t have any inside information on any of this. Not that I haven’t asked around.) All this comes amid the CDC’s controversial revision of its testing guidelines, as well as a recent FDA statement that points out the unknowns around repurposing a test, which was originally developed for diagnosis, to screen large numbers of asymptomatic persons. Meanwhile, another Times article points out what many of us have known for months: that a positive PCR test late in the course of illness may be more of a hindrance than a help.