News Digest 1-11-2021

 

Body of missing man located 30 days after power plant collapse

The body of a 47-year-old man was found last week, after a December 9 power station collapsed in Ohio. Five people were initially missing following the collapse. Three of those five people were later found alive. WBAL

 

Fed-OSHA cites New York ag company

Fed-OSHA has cited a Madison County, New York greenhouse operator after a massive outbreak of COVID-19 last year among employees. Fines total nearly $27,000. None of the violations are specific to COVID-19. CNY Central

 

Some Michigan restaurants defy dine-in ban

MIOSHA is one of the multiple state agencies citing businesses disobeying COVID-19 safety measures. The latest batch of citations includes 13 Michigan Department of Health and Human Services fines to restaurants and bars for violating the state’s latest health order, which closes dine-in seating at restaurants through January 15. There were 65 active Michigan COVID-19 outbreaks tied to restaurants and bars at the start of the dine-in ban in November; there are now 10. Mlive

 

COVID-19 safety complaints amid deadly outbreaks reportedly ignored

An outbreak of COVID-19 at UPS is among dozens of cases identified by Reuters where Fed-OSHA largely disregarded reports of lax pandemic safety practices, according to agency records. Reuters identified 106 U.S. workplaces where employees complained about pandemic safety practices around the time of outbreaks and regulators either never inspected the facilities or waited months to do so, according to records. New Hampshire Union Leader

 

Five things hospitality employers under Biden administration

Many of the positions of the new presidential administration could adversely affect hospitality employers in unique ways. Here are descriptions of some of the top five issues we can expect. At the top of the list is COVID-19, writes Alden Parker of Fisher Phillips. JD Supra