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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... 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 -

The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 5, May 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/22/2024

Welcome to our fifth issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In our Ask the Attorney segment at the bottom of this e-newsletter, we tap Jonathan Deasy, Senior Attorney in our...more

OSHA Issues Final Rule Clarifying an Employee’s Ability to Have a Non-Employee Representative Present During Inspection

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/21/2024

On April 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published its Final Rule clarifying the rights of employees to designate a non-employee representative to be present...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

Latest Developments from the 2024 Connecticut General Assembly: The Labor and Public Employees Committee Begins to Speak

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 3/20/2024

At its March 7, 2024 meeting, the Connecticut General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee began the process of approving bills. The following is a brief summary of the bills that the Committee has voted favorably...more

New Occupational Safety and Health Administration Injury Reporting Rules

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 1/10/2024

To improve the tracking of workplace illnesses and injuries, OSHA on January 2, 2024 began requiring electronic submission of OSHA Forms 300 and 301. Additionally, the following new changes and requirements go into effect,...more

OSHA: A Look Forward into the 2024 Regulatory Agenda

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 1/8/2024

There are several items at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that should be on employers’ radars in 2024. 1. New injury reporting rules for certain industries take effect in January 2024, requiring more...more

Supreme Court to Review Deference Standard to Federal Administrative Agency Actions in 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 1/3/2024

Next month, the United States Supreme Court will be hearing a pair of cases (Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce and Looper Bright Enterprises v. Riamondo) that could fundamentally change whether a federal court must...more

OFCCP Week In Review: November 2023 #2

DirectEmployers Association on 11/13/2023

Wednesday, November 8, 2023: US DOL Honored 859 Civilian Employers with 2023 HIRE Vets Medallion Awards - Corresponding with Veterans Day 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans Employment and Training Service...more

DOL Proposes Regulations Authorizing Union and Other Third-Party Representation of Employees During OSHA Inspections

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/6/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Labor has announced notice and comment rulemaking as it seeks to revise its regulations regarding who can be authorized by employees to act as their representative to accompany OSHA...more

OSHA Moves to Clarify Construction PPE Standard

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone on 7/20/2023

On July 20, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify the personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for the construction industry....more

OSHA to Expand the Use of Instance-by-Instance Penalties

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 3/2/2023

At the end of March, a new OSHA policy will go into effect expanding penalties for instance-by-instance (IBI) citations. The move signals OSHA’s stated commitment to increased enforcement in 2023 and beyond....more

OSHA Withdraws Proposal to Revoke Arizona’s State Plan

Littler on 2/24/2023

On February 14, 2023, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it would be withdrawing its proposal to reconsider and revoke Arizona’s State Plan. This announcement was expected by many...more

OSHA Taking Comments on Proposed Permanent Healthcare COVID-19 Standard

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis on 3/23/2022

OSHA has partially reopened the rulemaking record and scheduled an informal public hearing to seek comments on several topics relating to the development of a final standard to protect healthcare and healthcare support...more

Biden Administration Issues Wide-Ranging Executive Orders to Protect Workers

Stinson LLP on 2/2/2021

Several of the first actions signed by President Biden following his inauguration were directly aimed at worker safety. ...more

COVID-19 update: President Biden issues Executive Order on COVID-19 worker safety

Hogan Lovells on 1/22/2021

On 21 January President Biden issued an Executive Order calling for increased federal emphasis on worker safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. In his Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety, President Biden...more

2021 Environmental, Health, and Safety Outlook for Manufacturers

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/15/2021

This week, we continue with our 2021 outlook series with a focus on environmental, health, and safety. This year brings a new Presidential administration, and with it will come a host of new programs, as well as some new...more

President Issues Executive Orders on Guidance Documents and Transparency

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/14/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: The regulated community had a pleasant surprise from President Trump this week. The President issued two executive orders that have the stated intent to make closeted or last minute agency guidance and...more

OSHA Related Changes in 2019: The New Year Giveth, and the New Year Taketh Away

Polsinelli on 2/20/2019

While the increased civil monetary penalties may impact an employer’s bottom line, OSHA did provide welcome relief to employers just two days later. ...more

On And On We Go – Coalition Groups Sue DOL For The Rollback Rule

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/11/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has just been sued for removing the requirements for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses), and...more

2019 Environmental, Health, and Safety Outlook For Manufacturers

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/25/2019

This is the last of our three-part series of predictions for 2019. First Matt provided our thoughts and predictions in the labor/employment arena. Last week, Jeff gave our outlook for corporate compliance and litigation. ...more

It’s Time to Comment on OSHA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Burr & Forman on 8/15/2018

In May 2016, OSHA published a final rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, which requires certain employers to, among other things, electronically submit injury and illness data to OSHA on an annual...more

OSHA announces changes to Electronic Recordkeeping Rule

Polsinelli on 8/9/2018

In the waning days of President Obama’s Administration, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced sweeping changes to its recordkeeping rule, originally to be effective January 1, 2017, which...more

OSHA Proposes to Rescind Major Portions of its Electronic Reporting Rule

Littler on 8/3/2018

On Monday, July 30, 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a proposed rule to abolish much of the existing electronic reporting obligations for establishments with 250 or more employees....more

Roller Coaster Rulemaking: OSHA Publishes Proposed Rule To Reduce Injury And Illness Electronic Reporting Requirements

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/30/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA today published a proposed rule to amend the injury and illness recordkeeping rules by rescinding the requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information...more

OSHA Trends And Developments: One Year Into The Trump Administration

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/16/2018

Yesterday our panel from Seyfarth’s Workplace Safety team led a briefing on OSHA regulation and enforcement under the Trump Administration. One year into the Trump Administration, employers’ expectations for a more...more

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