{"id":"DUT-FL-015","kind":"duty","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (applies to every private employer in Florida; Florida has no OSHA-approved State plan)","state":"FL","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5, Pub. L. 91-596, 84 Stat. 1593)","authority":"U.S. Const. art. I, § 8 (commerce clause); 29 U.S.C. ch. 15","instrument":"Statute: 29 U.S.C. § 654 (2020 ed.)","title":"Duties of employers and employees","dateIssued":"1970-12-29","effective":"In force throughout 2020 Q2 through 2021 Q3","end":"standing","startDate":"1970-12-29","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","EMP"],"addressees":["employers (private-sector employers in Florida; State and local government employers are outside the Act\u0027s definition of \u0027employer,\u0027 29 U.S.C. § 652(5), and Florida has no State plan covering them)"],"clause":"(a) Each employer-- (1) shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees; (2) shall comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under this chapter.","enforcement":"Civil penalties under 29 U.S.C. § 666 (as adjusted annually under 28 C.F.R. § 85.5); willful violations causing death, criminal penalties under § 666(e)","functions":[],"notes":"Every private employer in Florida was bound in every quarter to furnish a workplace \u0027free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm,\u0027 the duty OSHA enforced against COVID-19 exposure through its 2020-2021 enforcement memoranda and its Healthcare ETS (Exs. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-015 to -033, -087, -088; 29 C.F.R. § 1910.502 from June 21, 2021).","sourceUrl":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2020-title29/pdf/USCODE-2020-title29-chap15-sec654.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":128162,"grade":"primary","character":"workplace_duty","description":"","collection":"DUT-FL","url":"/library/DUT-FL-015","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-FL-015","citation":"Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5, Pub. L. 91-596, 84 Stat. 1593), Statute: 29 U.S.C. § 654 (2020 ed.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-FL-015)","stateName":"Florida","related":["AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-015","FL-022","FL-027","LAW-304","DUT-LA-010"]}