News & Analysis as of

Occupational Safety and Health Administration › Department of Labor (DOL) › Enforcement

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... more +
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 -
Venable LLP

Employers Face Increased Risk of OSHA Violations

Venable LLP on

The Department of Labor recently published the Solicitor of Labor’s (SOL) 2023 Enforcement Report, which provides insight into the Department’s initiatives and enforcement priorities for 2024.  ...more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Department of Labor 2023 Enforcement Report – OSHA Insights

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP on

On January 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“Department”) Office of Solicitor (“SOL”) published its FY2023 Enforcement Report (“Enforcement Report”). The report provides an insight into the Department’s labor and...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

New Year, (Potentially) New Rules?

Ward and Smith, P.A. on

Sometimes, the only constant is change.  This New Year is no different.   In 2023, we saw several developments in labor and employment law, including federal and state court decisions, regulations, and administrative agency...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

2023 Update on Antitrust Enforcement in Labor and Employment

Foley & Lardner LLP on

The year 2023 will be remembered as a milestone for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC, and, together with the DOJ, the “Agencies”) in their efforts to expand antitrust enforcement to labor...more

Fisher Phillips

Top Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed from April 2023

Fisher Phillips on

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years — and this past...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

OSHA Outlines Enforcement Priorities for 2023

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on

Senior Department of Labor officials recently outlined the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) enforcement priorities at an American Bar Association conference regarding occupational safety....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

There Is a New OSHA Coming to Town — And It Is About to Get Real (Expensive)

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Since the Biden Administration assumed control in 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) has been increasingly focused on enforcement. That is particularly true when it comes to safety and health in the workplace, as enforced by...more

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

OSHA Severe Violator Enforcement Program: U.S. Department of Labor Announces Changes to Strengthen Enforcement

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on

The United States Department of Labor announced in a September 15th news release that it is expanding the criteria for placement in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) Severe Violator Enforcement...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

OSHA To Address Soaring Injury Rates at Healthcare Facilities

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that “U.S. healthcare workers experienced a staggering 249 percent increase in injury and illness rates in 2020, based on employer-reported data, as they...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Beltway Buzz - October 2021 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on

Congressional Update: Debt Limit Crisis and Reconciliation Plans. Both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives were officially out this week, but the U.S. Congress still made some news....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Inspector General Issues Report Knocking OSHA COVID-19 Enforcement Efforts

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on

Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General issued a report criticizing the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report was prompted by...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

All Employers Must Monitor Employee COVID-19 Cases Under Updates to OSHA’s Interim Enforcement Plan and Guidance for Recording...

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on

As states reopen and employees return to work, OSHA updates its interim enforcement plan and issues revised guidance that requires all employers to investigate whether employee COVID-19 illnesses were contracted in the...more

Fisher Phillips

End of the Year Whirlwind for Labor and OSHA Matters! Part I of III

Fisher Phillips on

The long awaited nominee for Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, Scott Mugno, finally received his Senate Labor Committee hearing on December 5, and passed through without controversy on a party line vote. Unfortunately,...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

OSHA Settlement May Point Direction on Injury Reporting Policies

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on

Earlier this year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) signaled an intention to take employers to task for maintaining policies that required employees to immediately report workplace injuries and...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Better Late Than Never? DOL Sues U.S. Steel Over Injury-Reporting Policy

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on

The U.S. Department of Labor recently filed suit against United States Steel Corporation, alleging that the company's injury-reporting policy violates §11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The suit claims that the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Catastrophic Accident Resulted in a Workplace Fatality — Does Not Automatically Mean There Was an OSHA Violation

Foley & Lardner LLP on

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is charged with enforcing the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA Act), and its various regulations intended to keep employees safe in their workplaces. Failure to...more

Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation

OIG’s Audit Of OSHA Whistleblower Programs

Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation on

On September 30, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published the findings of its audit of OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Programs (Whistleblower Programs). The audit focused on (1)...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

You’re NOT Paranoid – the Agencies ARE Ganging Up

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Feeling a bit paranoid these days, especially where government oversight or agency investigations are involved? Your perception of reality is probably being driven less by paranoia and more by the upticks in government...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

FAA Lets OSHA Standards Board the Plane

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on

Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a final policy allowing the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to enforce certain of its safety standards for aircraft...more

Baker Donelson

OSHA Still Interested in Oil and Gas Industry

Baker Donelson on

One of the biggest fines paid in the history of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) came from the oil and gas industry. ...more

20 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide