On September 1, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a memorandum establishing a new enforcement initiative to prevent and protect employees from heat-related severe illnesses and deaths while working in hazardous hot indoor or outdoor environments.

Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, people in a variety of careers and of all ages and socioeconomic levels are reevaluating their priorities and, in many cases, making career moves. While stories of people leaving their jobs and often their homes in urban centers for a less fast-paced life have become common, the reports aren’t just anecdotes.

Other countries are taking different approaches to addressing COVID-19 vaccine rules. For example, Italy requires both public- and private-sector employees to possess government-issued health passes (i.e., Green Passes) showing proof of (1) vaccination, (2) a recent negative test result, or (3) recovery from the virus in the six months prior to returning to the workplace. Although the measure stops short of requiring private-sector employees to get the shots, it represents one of the world’s strictest vaccination rules.