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OSHA Inspectors Granted Authority to Require Employers to Permit Third Parties Onsite During Safety Inspections

Effective May 31, 2024, OSHA will have additional authority to permit third parties, including union representatives, to join OSHA inspectors during onsite walkaround inspections at employer facilities, including non-union...more

The NeverEnding Story – Cal/OSHA Readopts COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for a Third Time, With Significant Revisions

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has revised and readopted Cal/OSHA's COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS), which are now in effect and will remain so until December 31, 2022. This Revised ETS contains...more

Health and Safety Reporting Reminder: March 2 Deadline to Submit OSHA 300A Summary

Employers required to keep an OSHA 300A summary of work-related injuries and illnesses must submit their OSHA 300A summary for calendar year 2021 by March 2, 2022. This obligation applies to employers in all states, including...more

Revised Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Adding New Compliance Obligations for Employers Goes Into Effect January 14

The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has revised and readopted Cal/OSHA's COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS). This readopted ETS maintains much of the prior Cal/OSHA ETS requirements. Although the readopted ETS...more

Cal/OSHA Adopts Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Rule (Updated)

Update: This advisory has been updated to include the latest information on the Cal/OSHA emergency COVID-19 prevention rule. On November 30, 2020, California's Office of Administrative Law gave final approval to a sweeping...more

Cal/OSHA Adopts Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Rule

On November 19, 2020, the Cal/OSHA Safety & Health Standards Board unanimously adopted an emergency COVID-19 Prevention Rule. As a result, employers with operations in California should review and update their COVID-19 safety...more

Rolling Reopening: Planning for Employment-Related Issues

As we approach May 2020, many federal, state, and local slow-the-spread guidelines and stay-home orders are set to expire. Although some jurisdictions may extend their guidelines and orders, others may modify them to allow a...more

OSHA Narrows Obama-Era E-Filing of Injury/Illness Data Reporting Requirements

On January 25, 2019, OSHA published a new reporting rule partially rescinding Obama-era regulations that required many employers to annually e-file detailed workplace injury records....more

Clarification of OSHA's Position on Workplace Safety Incentive Programs and Post-Incident Drug Testing

On October 11, 2018, OSHA issued interpretive guidance designed to "clarify" controversial language in the Preamble to the anti-retaliation provisions in the recordkeeping and reporting amendments adopted by the Obama OSHA...more

OSHA Postpones Enforcement of New Retaliation Provisions

The retaliation provisions of OSHA’s new “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” rule are now scheduled to take effect on Dec. 1, 2016. OSHA states that the purpose of the rule is to intensify anti-retaliation...more

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