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US DOL Updates Prevailing Wage Rules for Construction Industry

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On August 8, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published final rules changing the method by which prevailing wages will be calculated for federally funded construction projects. The final rules were adopted after publication...more

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Is OSHA Backtracking on the Anti-Retaliation Provisions in the Recordkeeping Regulation?

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) added an anti-retaliation provision to the recordkeeping regulation finalized in May 2016, and it seems as if the workplace safety and health community has not stopped...more

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OSHA Delays First Deadline for Electronic Reporting to December 15, 2017

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On November 24, 2017, OSHA published a final rule in the Federal Register delaying the initial compliance deadline for the electronic submission of worker injury and illness logs to December 15, 2017. By December 15, all...more

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OSHA Sets December 15 Deadline to Electronically Submit Workplace Injury and Illness Reports

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After much uncertainty and delay, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration confirmed that the deadline for employers to electronically submit injury and illness data from their 2016 OSHA Form 300A is December 15,...more

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New York City’s “Freelance Isn’t Free” Act Also Isn’t Waivable

Recently issued final rules impose additional restrictions including prohibitions on requiring independent contractors to waive certain rights. The Freelance Isn’t Free Act is a recent New York City law that went into...more

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OSHA “Clarifies” Employers’ Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Obligations

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In the closing days of the Obama Administration, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final rule that “clarifies” employers’ “continuing obligation” to make and maintain an accurate record of...more

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Federal court ruling means OSHA drug testing limitations are now live

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As we previously discussed, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration made waves earlier this year with its newly announced position that employers who conduct post-accident drug or alcohol testing might violate...more

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OSHA’s New Anti-Retaliation Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting Rule: How Employers Can Prepare

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On November 28, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas denied a preliminary injunction that sought to block the nationwide implementation of the new Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s...more

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OSHA’s Regulation of Post-Accident Drug and Alcohol Testing to Become Effective, For Now

On November 28, 2016, a federal district court issued an order that allowed OSHA to move forward with implementation of its controversial standards related to mandatory post-accident drug testing programs and incident-based...more

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OSHA Anti-Retaliation Rule Will Take Effect December 1

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A federal judge on November 28 refused to block implementation of the anti-retaliation provisions of OSHA’s recordkeeping and reporting rule scheduled to take effect December 1, 2016. The business groups challenging the rule...more

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OSHA Issues Awaited Guidance Concerning Injury Reporting and Anti-Relation Obligations, Yet Leaves Unanswered Questions for...

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For many years the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has expressed significant concerns regarding its belief that regulated employers have been underreporting employee injuries or illnesses to OSHA and even...more

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OSHA Delays Enforcement of Portions of New Recordkeeping Rules

In response to employer complaints and a new federal lawsuit, on July 13, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a delay in enforcement of the non-retaliation portions of its new injury and...more

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OSHA Delays Enforcement of Anti-Retaliation Provisions

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced on July 13, 2016, that the anti-retaliation provisions included in the revised recordkeeping regulation, 29 CFR Part 1904, will not be enforced until November...more

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New OSHA Rule Requires Employers To Reevaluate Certain Workplace Policies

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On May 12, 2016, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) published a final rule regarding reporting injuries and illnesses in the workplace and protecting employees who make those reports. The new rule expands...more

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What Employers Need to Know about OSHA’s New Reporting and Anti-Retaliation Regulations

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently implemented new regulations that will impact covered employers beginning on August 10, 2016. Specifically, these new regulations will require electronic...more

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New OSHA Rule Could Affect Employers’ Drug Testing and Safety Incentives

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) intends to enhance its enforcement efforts against employers who OSHA believes are using drug testing and safety incentives to improperly reduce recordable work-related...more

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New OSHA rules on drug-testing, retaliation claims, and accident reporting

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Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA’s new final rules call into question mandatory post-accident drug screenings and safety incentive programs, open the door to new retaliation citations, and will require employers to post OSHA logs...more

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New OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting Rule Mandates Electronic Submission, Online Publication of Employee Injuries

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently finalized a new rule governing injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting.1 Beginning in 2017, employers with 250 or more employees, and “high-risk”...more

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New Federal Workplace Safety Rules Announced May 11

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Wednesday, May 11, finalized a new recordkeeping and reporting rule that requires employers in certain industries to electronically submit injury and illness...more

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OSHA Issues Rule Requiring Employers to Publish Workplace Injuries

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The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a new rule requiring certain employers to submit electronic copies of their OSHA Injury and Illness Logs so OSHA can publish employers’ Logs on OSHA’s public...more

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OSHA's Final Rule on Electronic Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses

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In keeping with Assistant Secretary of Labor Dr. David Michaels’ promise to “shame” employers into compliance, on May 12, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its final rule on electronic...more

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Blowing the Whistle on Food Safety: OSHA Issues a Final Rule Related to FDCA Complaints

On April 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it has issued procedural rules for enforcement of whistleblower complaints alleging violations of the...more

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