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Washington — Legislation reintroduced March 11 by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) would prohibit line speed increases in meat and poultry-processing plants during the evolving COVID-19 pandemic.

Mill Valley, CA — Seventy percent of workers want their employer to require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before fully reopening the office, according to the results of a recent survey commissioned by job research and review company Glassdoor.

On March 12, OSHA launched a much-anticipated National Emphasis Program targeting enforcement of establishments in which workers are at risk of exposure to COVID-19. The NEP is part of the agency’s response to the Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety, signed by President Joe Biden on Jan. 21.