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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 -

Food and Beverage Law Update: October 2020

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/14/2020

More than six months into the pandemic, there is still no easy or definitive answer to the question many retailers are asking about whether there is coverage for their business interruption losses related to COVID-19....more

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, August 2016

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 8/16/2016

TSCA/FIFRA/IRIS/NTP/TRI - EPA Releases TRI Preliminary Dataset For Calendar Year 2015: On July 20, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)...more

That’s Tainted! What Employers Should Know About OSHA’s Enforcement of the Food Safety Modernization Act

Fisher Phillips on 8/15/2016

Lost in all the landscape-altering changes made by OSHA during the last 18 months was its adoption of enforcement procedures for handling retaliation claims under the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (“FSMA”). Employers...more

OSHA Issues Rules for Food Safety Whistleblower Cases

Maynard Nexsen on 5/10/2016

On April 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued final procedural rules for investigating whistleblower cases under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The...more

New Food Safety Whistleblower Regulations: OSHA Bites Off More Than It Can Chew

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/3/2016

Seyfarth Synopis: Employers may face liability for retaliation charges from employees who report food safety issues under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Employers in the food industry have a new headache to...more

OSHA Publishes Food Safety Whistleblower Final Rule

Stinson LLP on 5/2/2016

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its final rule April 18, 2016 setting forth the procedures for retaliation complaints arising under the Food and Drug Administration Food Safety...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - April 2016 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/22/2016

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR - Procedures for Handling Retaliation Complaints - This rule establishes the final procedures and time frames for the handling of retaliation or whistleblower complaints under FDA Food Safety...more

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

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/21/2016

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

Quirky Question #257, Food for thought – whistleblowing claims against agricultural companies

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 3/26/2015

You are right to be concerned. Under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), employees who work for entities engaged in the manufacture, processing, packing, transporting, distribution, reception, holding, or...more

For Whom the Whistle Blows

Polsinelli on 10/28/2014

In This Issue: - Applicability and Protected Activity - Procedure Governing Section 402 Claims - Five Steps to Compliance - For More Information - Excerpt from Applicability and Protected...more

OSHA Increases its Whistleblowing Regulating Powers, Extending its Reach to Financial Institutions

Baker Donelson on 5/8/2014

While the Occupational Safety and Health Administration agency ("OSHA") may be more known for its worker safety programs, the agency also enforces the whistleblower provisions of the OSHA Act and twenty-one other statutes....more

OSHA Issues New Whistleblower Rule Under Food Safety Modernization Act

Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation on 2/28/2014

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published an interim final rule implementing the whistleblower provision of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA or the “Act”). The interim final rule became...more

Safeguarding FSMA's Protectors: OSHA Issues Interim Whistleblower Reporting Regulations

Stoel Rives LLP on 2/27/2014

Our colleague, Alyson Palmer, noted on our Food Liability Law Blog that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published an interim final rule on February 13, 2014 creating the process for handling...more

OSHA Issues Interim Final Rule for FSMA Whistleblower Claims

Morgan Lewis on 2/26/2014

The new rule contains important guidance regarding several aspects of the Food Safety Modernization Act’s whistleblower provision. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an interim final...more

OSHA Issues New Rule for Food Safety Whistleblowers

Littler on 2/24/2014

Effective Thursday, February 13, 2014, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final rule governing the agency's future handling of whistleblower complaints under Section 402 of the FDA Food...more

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