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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 -

No. 3 of 10 Things Every Employer Should Know About OSHA: Employees Have Rights When It Comes to OSHA Interviews

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/3/2024

Although OSHA has the right to conduct private, one-on-one interviews with a company’s non-managerial employees, those same employees have rights too. Those rights include: Keep in mind that an employee’s refusal to cooperate...more

No. 1 of 10 Things Every Employer Should Know About OSHA: Walkaround Representatives

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 8/13/2024

Please follow along as we discuss the top 10 things every employer should know about OSHA over the next few weeks. 1. Employers and employees have the right to have a company employee or non-employee representative...more

OSH Law Primer, Part VIII: The Intersection of Employment Law and Safety Issues

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/7/2024

This is the eighth installment in a series of articles intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 and the Occupational Safety and Health...more

July is Still the New January! Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s Mid-Year Legislative Report

Littler on 6/21/2024

Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report! As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more

OSH Law Primer, Part VI: Employees’ and Employers’ Rights When Interacting With OSHA

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/5/2024

This is the sixth installment in a series of articles intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 and the Occupational Safety and Health...more

OSHA’s “Walkaround” Rule Allows Union Reps and Others Access to Private Worksites During Inspections

Troutman Pepper on 4/30/2024

Q. Has OSHA issued any new rules addressing employees’ rights to have representation during an OSHA inspection at a private employer’s worksite? ...more

Top 10 Legal Challenges for Employers

ArentFox Schiff on 4/23/2024

With 2024 underway, we highlight some of the most pressing legal issues facing employers this year, including increased regulation of noncompetition agreements, new paid family and medical leave laws, a new Overtime Rule, and...more

Labor Law Today—2023 Year in Review

Perkins Coie on 3/6/2024

In 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (the NLRB or Board) continued to expand employee rights and protections in the workplace. The new regulations included limiting employers’ contract rights in relation to severance...more

New Year, New Policy Updates 2024

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 1/19/2024

Have you updated your policies for 2024 yet? If not, chances are you are violating the law. Here are some recent changes all employers should consider: NLRA DISCLAIMERS. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was busy...more

SuperVision - Labor & Employment Insights, Issue 4, December 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/21/2023

Attacks on Non-Disclosure, Confidentiality, and Non-Compete Agreements in 2023 - On several fronts in 2023, we saw federal agencies and entities attacking the scope and enforceability of certain employment agreements,...more

‘Tis the Season: OSHA Reminds Employers to Keep Employees Safe in the Cold

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/5/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has put out a reminder to employers on winter weather Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements on how to design an effective PPE program. Employers must provide PPE, to protect workers’ safety,...more

Legal Lessons Learned from Recent World Cups

Morgan Lewis on 11/20/2023

The 2022 Men’s World Cup in Qatar and the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand set new standards for sustainability, human rights, and sponsorships—and with those new standards come new challenges....more

Cooperation Trend Continues: OSHA and NLRB Announce Joint Enforcement Agreement

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 11/10/2023

In recent months, a number of federal labor and employment agencies have announced new initiatives intended to coordinate and cross-refer enforcement actions. This trend continued last week when the National Labor Relations...more

Q3 Employment Law Updates: Enforcement Actions Bring Much for Employers to Consider

DarrowEverett LLP on 10/11/2023

The third quarter of 2023 has been pretty exciting as far as employment lawyers are concerned. Substantial regulations have been proposed and the pressure from federal agencies continues to rise. We will talk about some of...more

Are Random Acts of Violence Recordable OSHA Injuries?

Cozen O'Connor on 9/7/2023

According to a recent OSHA standard interpretation letter, probably yes. In the May 17, 2023 letter, an employee drove the company vehicle on a public roadway between service calls. As the employee approached a car accident,...more

OSHA to Require Better-Fitting PPE in Construction

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/17/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA announced last week a notice of proposed rulemaking to revise the personal protective equipment standard for the construction industry. A revised standard will clarify that personal protective...more

Workplace Law Update: 22 Essential Items on Your August To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 8/7/2023

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

OFCCP Week In Review: July 2023 #5

DirectEmployers Association on 7/31/2023

Monday, July 31, 2023: Part IV (Finale): Four Implications Impacting Federal Government Contractors & Employers Following the SCOTUS Decision in the Harvard & UNC Cases + “Life Preserver” Practical Next Step Suggestions - ...more

Beltway Buzz - April 2022 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/25/2022

NLRB GC Pushes for Card Checks, Limits on Employer Speech. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo filed a brief in a case asking the Board to make dramatic changes to federal labor law. The...more

Labor and Employment Law: What’s New in 2022

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/30/2021

Although the first of January is ultimately just another day in the grand scheme of things, many of us attach a special significance to it. It is a day where we symbolically leave our problems behind and press forward to see...more

Kansas Governor Signs Bill Limiting Workplace Vaccine Mandates

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/6/2021

Seeking “compromise” and following in the footsteps of other governors, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed House Bill (HB) No. 2001 into law on November 23, 2021, broadening exemptions from employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates,...more

OFCCP Week In Review: November 2021 #3

DirectEmployers Association on 11/15/2021

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

Texas Legislature Fails To Act On Vaccine"No-Mandate Mandate"

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 10/21/2021

Employer backlash stopped it . . . for now. The Texas Legislature ended its third Special Session this week without passing a bill to enact Gov. Greg Abbot's (R) Executive Order prohibiting employers in the state from...more

Texas Governor Issues "No-Mandate Mandate" On COVID-19 Vaccines

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 10/13/2021

Oh, what a difference a few months makes. Yesterday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued Executive Order GA 40, which prohibits any entity in Texas, including private businesses, from requiring that employees or customers...more

Answering the Top 10 Questions Employers Have About the COVID-19 Vaccine

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP on 10/12/2021

Over the past few months, the COVID-19 vaccine has dominated news coverage and is at the forefront of the current administration’s agenda. On Thursday, September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced a sweeping new federal...more

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