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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 -

Beating the Heat – OSHA’s Newly Introduced Proposed Heat Hazard Rule

Saul Ewing LLP on 7/15/2024

Introduction - Following the hottest June on record and with temperatures rising as we approach the dog days of summer, OSHA recently issued a long-awaited proposed rule creating standards for heat injury and illness...more

OSHA Proposes Heat Hazard Rules

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 7/12/2024

After years of development, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued proposed regulations last week intended to address employee exposure to dangerous heat and humidity while at work. Affected...more

OSHA Releases Proposed Extreme Heat Rule

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 7/2/2024

On July 2, 2024, OSHA released the long-awaited Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings proposed rule. If finalized, the rule would require millions of employers to take steps to protect their...more

2024 Chart of Additional Healthcare Regulations

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/26/2024

During this election year, McDermottPlus is actively monitoring annual regulations that federal agencies are expected to release, as well as “ad hoc” regulations that will be released at the discretion of federal agencies. ...more

OFCCP Week In Review: October 2023 #3

DirectEmployers Association on 10/17/2023

Sunday, October 1, 2023: OFCCP Discrimination Enforcement Statistics Hit New Lows - As federal Fiscal Year 2024 began on October 1, Fiscal Year 2023 ended on a down note for OFCCP as its enforcement statistics went even...more

Beltway Buzz - October 2023 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/16/2023

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business. Hot Mess in the House. It has been...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

Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your September To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 9/5/2023

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

OP-ED: An Oregon OSHA Effect to Be Aware of if State Bill Becomes Law

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 4/6/2023

On March 8, 2023, the Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 592, which, if passed by the House and signed by the governor, would significantly increase the penalty amounts that the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division...more

Beltway Buzz - July 2021 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/26/2021

Senate Committee Examines PRO Act. On July 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing entitled “The Right to Organize: Empowering American Workers in a 21st Century...more

Heat-Related Illness Prevention: Introduction to Federal and State Standards

Woods Rogers on 6/14/2021

Heat-related illness can affect various industries and work environments. As temperatures rise this summer, it is important for businesses to have a plan to address heat-related illness to protect both the employer and its...more

Mobile Arbeit – Referentenentwurf des BMAS für ein Gesetz zur mobilen Arbeit

McDermott Will & Emery on 12/1/2020

1. ANSPRUCH AUF ERÖRTERUNG MOBILER ARBEIT - Anders als der letzte Referentenentwurf des Bundesministeriums für Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS) sieht der aktuelle Entwurf keinen gesetzlichen Anspruch des Arbeitnehmers auf...more

Show Me the Money! Have You Reviewed Your Incentive and Bonus Programs Lately?

Fisher Phillips on 6/7/2019

Over the last couple of years, employee incentive programs have been under attack from the Department of Labor. However, OSHA and MSHA have undertaken their efforts against incentive programs in different ways. In the...more

CAL/OSHA Proposes Emergency Regulation on Protection from Wildfire Smoke

Littler on 4/26/2019

In response to the dangerous levels of air quality last fall after the wildfires in Northern and Southern California, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has issued a proposed regulation...more

Oregon OSHA Issues Proposal to Change Pesticide Application Regulations

Stoel Rives LLP on 10/24/2017

Oregon OSHA has proposed to adopt changes to its rules regarding the application of pesticides by agricultural employers. The new rules would...more

New Law Expands California’s Heat Illness Regulations to Include Indoor Employees

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 11/9/2016

Existing regulations establish heat illness prevention standards for outdoor workers. The regulations include requirements for providing sufficient drinking water at no charge to the employee, allowing for recovery or “cool...more

Oregon OSHA's Proposed Silica Rules Comment Period Comes to a Close

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/13/2016

On September 16, 2016, the period for public comment on Oregon OSHA’s proposed rules for respirable crystalline silica closes, and Oregon OSHA is expected to adopt the proposed rules by September 25, 2016. The proposed rules...more

Environmental Notes - August 2016

Williams Mullen on 8/11/2016

Time to Pay More: EPA Increases Maximum Civil Penalties - Remember the days when the maximum civil penalty EPA could assess for a violation of environmental law was $25,000 per day? Those days disappeared 26 years ago...more

OSHA Law Alert: Oregon OSHA Issues Proposed Silica Rule

Stoel Rives LLP on 8/3/2016

In response to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s adoption of more stringent standards for crystalline silica, Oregon OSHA has proposed revisions to its own silica standards. Oregon OSHA’s rule...more

Proposed Oil Refinery Regulations Tackle Safety Concerns

Stoel Rives - Environmental Law Blog on 7/20/2016

On July 14, 2016, the California Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced a “landmark set of regulations to strengthen workplace and environmental safety at oil refineries across the state.” The refinery safety...more

OSHA Rule Requiring Employers To Post Injury, Illness Info Online May Be Coming Soon

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 11/5/2015

A draft final rule on electronic tracking of employers’ injury and illness records has been sent to the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This is...more

OSHA Seeks to Extend Deadline for Citations Against Employers for Recordkeeping Violations

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 8/24/2015

Once the Occupational Safety and Health Administration opens an investigation of an employer, it has six months to complete the investigation and issue citations. In 2012, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that...more

OSHA Proposes Rule Clarifying Record Retention Requirements for Injury and Illness Logs

Smith Anderson on 8/21/2015

One of the questions often asked by employers is “how long do I have to keep a given record?” Record retention requirements vary from law to law and many companies struggle with the question of how long to keep certain...more

OSHA Proposes New Rules to “Clarify” Recordkeeping Obligations

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/3/2015

On July 29, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule to “clarify” employers’ recordkeeping obligations under 29 C.F.R. Part 1904. Comments are due by September...more

OSHA Update: OSHA Proposes To Regulate Retaliation Through Citation

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 9/12/2014

In an unusual move, OSHA announced recently that it is seeking comments on proposed rules that would allow it to issue citations to employers who retaliate against employees who report injuries. The announcement comes in the...more

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