{"content":[{"text":" What is the financial source of the employee-payroll? \n  How do employee fringe benefits, rights, obligations, and \n restrictions of the entity's employees compare to those of the \n employees of other State and local departments and agencies? \n 29 C.F.R. § 1975.5(c).","bbox":{"left":0.326471,"top":0.089006,"width":0.5624149999999999,"height":0.09306799999999998}},{"text":"Employers with healthcare settings should carefully analyze the two-part \n test and related factors before determining whether the ETS does not \n apply. If an employer chooses not to follow the ETS based on an incorrect \n interpretation, it could be subject to significant OSHA penalties. Moreover, \n even if the ETS does not apply, we recommend employers review and \n implement relevant CDC guidance, as feasible.","bbox":{"left":0.326471,"top":0.192851,"width":0.587475,"height":0.09893800000000003}},{"text":"State Plans","bbox":{"left":0.326471,"top":0.302635,"width":0.09689599999999998,"height":0.019125000000000003}},{"text":"The analysis above only applies to states without OSHA-approved state \n plans. In states with state plans, such as Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming, \n state and local employees are covered by the state plan. Thus, the \n exemption for “states and political subsidiaries” does not apply.","bbox":{"left":0.326471,"top":0.332425,"width":0.570489,"height":0.066996}},{"text":"While the OSHA ETS does not specifically apply to state plans, state plans \n are required to amend their standards to be identical or “at least as \n effective” as the ETS. 86 Fed. Reg. 32376 at 32560. Adoption by states \n with state plans is required within 30 days of the ETS. Id. Employers with \n healthcare settings in state-plan states should monitor their state OSHA \n office for updates and new requirements.","bbox":{"left":0.326471,"top":0.410198,"width":0.593442,"height":0.09893800000000003}},{"text":"[1] Note that some “federal OSHA” states, such as Montana, may have a \n separate state-level department that covers state and local government \n employers. Public employers should review state requirements and \n jurisdiction when assessing application of the ETS.","bbox":{"left":0.326471,"top":0.519913,"width":0.5774279999999998,"height":0.06699600000000006}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.678093,"top":0.045455,"width":0.263084,"height":0.029818}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.678093,"top":0.045455,"width":0.263084,"height":0.029818}]}