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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 -

Beltway Buzz - September 2023 #5

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/2/2023

Shutdown Showdown. Rather than hurtling into a federal government shutdown, this week has been more of a slow, gradual, depressing slide into the shutdown, as it became apparent this week that last-minute measures to keep the...more

Government Shutdown to Halt Activities of Federal Labor and Employment Agencies

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/29/2023

Another federal government shutdown appears imminent as lawmakers reportedly remain deadlocked along partisan lines on an agreement to extend funding ahead of a 12:00 a.m. October 1, 2023 deadline. A government shutdown—which...more

Beltway Buzz - September 2023 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/18/2023

The House Returns, Shutdown Looms. The U.S. House of Representatives returned this week from its August break. As the Buzz has discussed recently, the federal government appropriations process is front and center, and all...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 2023 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/17/2023

Crackdown on Pandemic Fraud: Impact on Small Business Government Contractors - On March 2, 2023, the White House announced that President Biden intends to ask Congress for $1.6 billion to combat ongoing fraud related to...more

Beltway Buzz - April 2022

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

This week, President Biden released his budget for fiscal year (FY) 2023, which begins on October 1, 2022. As the Buzz has written many times in the past, because the U.S. Congress has the “power of the purse” and is solely...more

Beltway Buzz - March 2022 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/14/2022

Finally: Congress Passes 2022 Government Funding Legislation. This week, Congress passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus funding bill (H.R. 2471), setting the table to fully fund the federal government for the remainder of fiscal...more

OFCCP Week In Review: December 2021

DirectEmployers Association on 12/6/2021

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

Beltway Buzz - December 2021

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

Congress: Always in Crisis Mode. The U.S. Congress returned this week for a three-week sprint to the end of the legislative year. With so much on its plate, it is quite possible that Congress will be working up to and around...more

Government Relations and Employment for the NC Construction Industry

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 10/25/2021

This is the first in a series of articles summarizing key topics discussed at Ward and Smith's 2021 Construction Conversations Webinar. Members of Ward and Smith's Government Relations and Labor and Employment teams...more

Beltway Buzz - October 2021 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/18/2021

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

Beltway Buzz - October 2021 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/11/2021

Crisis Averted. For Now. Another week, another major crisis in the U.S. Congress (and the country, for that matter). Last week, it was funding for the federal government. ...more

Beltway Buzz - October 2021

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/4/2021

Congressional Drama. - There was drama this week on Capitol Hill, as Congress juggled four major issues: funding for the federal government, a bipartisan bill to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure, a $3.5 “human...more

Beltway Buzz - June 2021

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/7/2021

Workforce Update. The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Bureau of Labor Statistics released its May 2021 jobs report on June 4, 2021. According to the report, American employers added 559,000 jobs in the previous month....more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - November 2020 #2

WilmerHale on 11/13/2020

As lawmakers debate whether to extend the Federal Reserve’s emergency loan programs, Congressional Oversight Commissioners are divided on the issue. The New York Times reported that Commissioner Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) is...more

OSHA FY 2021 Congressional Budget Anticipates More Inspections to Come

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/31/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA’s enforcement budget increase to drive increase in 2021 inspections. ...more

Longest Government Shutdown In History Is Impacting Workplace Law

Fisher Phillips on 1/14/2019

As of Saturday, the current federal government shutdown became the longest in our nation’s history—and employers are starting to feel the sting. While the peculiarities of the federal budget process meant that this shutdown...more

Window On Washington - Vol. 2, Issue 43

Clark Hill PLC on 10/29/2018

Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Recess. The House and Senate remain in recess until after the election and will return on November 13....more

Beltway Buzz - September, 2018 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/1/2018

Kavanaugh Hearing. The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a new hearing this week to address allegations of sexual assault made against Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh. ...more

Beltway Buzz - July, 2018 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/23/2018

See Ya Later, Persuader. It took more than eight years, but the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) persuader rule has finally been rescinded. Proposed just one day prior to the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) 2011...more

2018 Omnibus Funding Bill Keeps Government Open, Minus the Critical Joint-Employer Rider

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/23/2018

On March 23, 2018, the last day before a potential government shutdown, Congress passed and the president is expected to sign a massive $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government through fiscal year...more

What the White House 2019 Budget Proposals Tell Us About Future Labor and Employment Policy Reforms

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/21/2018

On February 12, 2018, the White House released its fiscal year 2019 (FY 2019) budget plan and sent it to Capitol Hill just a week after signing a two-year budget deal lifting the spending caps for 2018 and reopening the...more

Beltway Buzz - January, 2018 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/15/2018

Some welcome hot air has finally come to D.C., and it’s not just coming from the mouths of politicians and regulators. Seriously. It’s 60 degrees today in D.C.! This time last week, it was 20 degrees. That’s quite a flip-flop...more

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

Fisher Phillips on 12/22/2017

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

Frustratingly, 2016 Workplace Death Rates Increase the Most Since 2010.

Fisher Phillips on 12/21/2017

The newly reported 2016 fatalities occurred under the Obama Administration and their approach of often-punitive Enforcement efforts, so these numbers have nothing to do with the Trump Administration’s actions or lack thereof....more

Safety Agencies’ FY 2018 Budgets Survive Despite Significant Labor Department Budget Cuts

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/14/2017

In its fiscal year 2018 budget, the Trump Administration recommended $543.3 million for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a decrease of about two percent from the fiscal year 2017 $552.8 million funding...more

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