On April 19, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it is designating perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”) as Hazardous Substances under the...more
4/29/2024
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As expected, 2023 was an expansive year for the regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) at the federal level. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) took (or at least proposed)...more
2/8/2024
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On October 18, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a rule to modify the reporting requirements for PFAS under the Toxics Release Inventory (“TRI”) program. Specifically, the EPA is...more
On September 28, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a pre-publication rule for reporting and recordkeeping requirements regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) under the...more
10/6/2023
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Act and its implementing regulations require employers to record certain work-related injuries and illnesses. Due to the prevalence of community transmission of COVID-19, deciding...more
With a July 1, 2017 deadline looming, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) just announced on its website an indefinite extension for the electronic submission of injury and illness logs. This extension...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) vague, broad and controversial new anti-retaliation regulations prohibiting employers from retaliating or taking adverse action against employees who report injuries...more
For many years the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has expressed significant concerns regarding its belief that regulated employers have been underreporting employee injuries or illnesses to OSHA and even...more
On July 13, 2016, OSHA announced its decision to delay implementation of the anti-retaliation provisions from its new injury and illness tracking rule until November 1, 2016. As Bryan Cave recently discussed, the rules had...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently implemented new regulations that will impact covered employers beginning on August 10, 2016. Specifically, these new regulations will require electronic...more
7/7/2016
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