OSHA Creates Uproar Over Work-at-Home Regulations

By: Workers' Comp Executive - The journal of record for the workers' comp community in California.

SACRAMENTO -- After a memo from a Texas field office of the United States Department of Labor caused a national uproar earlier this month, it was promptly rescinded by the Feds amidst charges of big brother.The memorandum in question originated from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration in response to a Texas employer's questions about safety for employees that work from home.The memo outlined how workplace safety rules apply in the home and stated that employers could be held

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