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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2023

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

Foley Weekly Automotive Report - May 2021 - 4

Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/26/2021

This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - Fitch Ratings and AutoForecast Solutions estimate a global production...more

Key Employment Issues Facing Employers in the Automotive Industry

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/24/2021

Automotive companies faced unprecedented challenges in 2020. In the coming year, these challenges will continue as companies navigate the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, related leave/quarantine issues and new challenges...more

Top 50 Workplace Law Stories Of 2018

Fisher Phillips on 12/12/2018

It’s hard to keep up with the news these days. It sometimes feels like you can’t step away from your phone, computer, or TV for more than an hour or so without a barrage of new information hitting the headlines—and you’re...more

Tesla’s CEO makes personal pledge for employee safety

FordHarrison on 6/26/2017

Tesla, an electric-automobile manufacturer, made headlines last month after Worksafe, a California-based worker advocacy group, released a report in May indicating that the injury rates at Tesla’s Fremont manufacturing...more

Auto Industry Faced With New OSHA Retaliation Rule

Fisher Phillips on 12/21/2016

On December 14, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its final rule establishing procedures and time frames for handling automotive industry employees’ whistleblower retaliation complaints...more

Automobile Dealerships and Part Suppliers: Unintended Consequences in Whistleblower Rules?

Ruder Ware on 12/16/2016

OSHA enforces laws that protect whistleblowers under 22 whistleblower statutes ranging from the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act to the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment Reform Act for the 21st Century. This article...more

Emerging Trends Newsletter - Q3

Stinson LLP on 10/17/2016

We are thrilled to bring you the third installment of Stinson Leonard Street's Emerging Trends newsletter. We are proud of the depth and breadth of experience and knowledge across our firm's 13 offices nationwide and are...more

OSHA Finalizes Crystalline Silica Rule, Effective June 2016

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/10/2016

After years in the making and thousands of comments to the proposed rule from 2013, OSHA has finalized the Crystalline Silica Rule for General Industry and Maritime. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on...more

[Event] OSHA Forum & Webinar - Nov. 5th, Houston, TX

BakerHostetler on 10/26/2015

BakerHostetler’s inaugural OSHA Forum is designed to keep the regulated community abreast of key OSHA-related issues across the country and inform their members of emerging trends. The Forum also tracks important enforcement...more

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement reached: What does it mean for you?

BakerHostetler on 10/20/2015

The United States and 11 other Pacific Rim trading partners recently announced that they have come to a provisional agreement on the wide-ranging trade agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (“TPP”), which, over...more

Preventing Whistleblower Claims in the Automotive Industry

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/31/2015

Whistleblower and retaliation claims are some of the most costly claims brought by employees and they are on the rise. OSHA, who governs complaints for over 20 whistleblower statutes, reports a 58% increase in whistleblower...more

OSHA Publishes New Whistleblower Investigations Manual

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/27/2015

OSHA released an updated version of its Whistleblower Investigations Manual (CPL 02-03-005) on May 21, 2015–the first update since September 2011. The manual now reflects procedures for investigating MAP-21 whistleblower...more

OSHA Announces Auto Industry Inspection Sweep

Miller & Martin PLLC on 9/5/2014

Alarmed by what it calls "higher than normal incidents of injuries and safety lapses," the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration has launched an inspection of auto parts plants across Alabama, Georgia and...more

Star Trek Client Seminar - OSHA In 2014: Boldly Going Where No Federal Agency Has Gone Before

Burr & Forman on 3/13/2014

In This Presentation: - OSHA Targets Automotive Industry - OSHA’s SHARP Program - SHARP Certification Requirements - OSHA Says Union Reps Can Represent Non-Unionized Employees During Inspections - Possible...more

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