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Business Workshop: OSHA regulations, Right to Know law, 401(k) plans

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By May 15 employers must be in compliance with a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule requiring employers to pay for their employees' personal protective equipment. Under the new rule, employers are required to provide all OSHA-required personal protective equipment at no cost to full- and part-time workers. This rule applies to only OSHA-required personal protective equipment. Employers are not required to pay for items that are not being worn for protection from workplace hazards.

Other exceptions to the employer-pay requirement include steel-toe shoes or boots that are permitted to be worn off the job site; everyday clothing such as long-sleeve shirts, long pants and normal work boots; and ordinary clothes or skin creams used solely for protection from weather, such as winter coats, gloves or sunscreen.

Employers also are obligated under the new rule to pay for replacement personal protective equipment, except when the employee has lost or intentionally damaged the equipment.

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