DOL Guidance Directs Employers on Opioid Overdose Response
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued guidance on workplace opioid overdose response, part of the Great American Recovery Initiative on addiction treatment.
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- By Elena Vasquez
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Key takeaways
- The DOL issued guidance to employers on responding to opioid overdoses.
- The guidance is part of the Great American Recovery Initiative.
- The initiative is a Trump Administration effort focused on addiction treatment and recovery.
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued guidance to employers on how to respond to opioid overdoses in the workplace.
The guidance forms part of the Great American Recovery Initiative, a Trump Administration effort focused on addiction treatment and recovery, according to the department.
The DOL published the material to give employers a framework for acting when a worker or workplace visitor experiences an opioid overdose. The move places overdose response squarely within employers' occupational safety responsibilities.
The initiative signals a federal push to integrate addiction treatment and recovery support into employment settings. The DOL's guidance positions workplaces as one site of intervention in the ongoing opioid crisis.
Employers can expect the Great American Recovery Initiative to continue shaping federal labor policy on addiction and recovery, with the DOL's overdose guidance marking an early concrete step in that effort.
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