Seyfarth Synopsis: Numerous business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sued the Occupational Safety and Health Administration over the Agency’s new walkaround rule. The suit, Civil Action No. 24-271, was filed last...more
5/31/2024
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Chamber of Commerce ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Health and Safety ,
Injunctive Relief ,
New Rules ,
OSHA ,
Safety Inspections ,
Safety Standards ,
Third-Party Agents ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA Region V last week provided a Webinar on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) national emphasis program (“NEP”) to prevent workplace hazards in warehouses, processing...more
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
Seyfarth Synopsis: In an effort to significantly increase the number of citations and penalties it may issue during an inspection, OSHA has updated its enforcement procedures for inspections to permit citations for each...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In an effort to significantly increase the number of citations and penalties it may issue during an inspection, OSHA has updated its enforcement procedures for inspections to permit citations for each...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: With a larger base of compliance officers, OSHA has significantly increased its ability to conduct on-site inspections and reorient its enforcement strategies....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 13, 2020, OSHA released an Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) which is intended to provide instructions and guidance to Area Offices and compliance safety and...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA’s enforcement budget increase to drive increase in 2021 inspections. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Florida Roofing Experts Inc. – a Jacksonville, Florida, roofing contractor, for failing to protect workers from falls at two work...more
1/22/2020
/ Bodily Injury ,
Citations ,
Construction Project ,
Construction Workers ,
Contractors ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fines ,
Labor Law Violations ,
OSHA ,
Penalties ,
Reputation Management ,
Safety Inspections ,
Safety Violations ,
Severe Violators Enforcement Program (SVEP) ,
Slip and Fall ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has just released the Agency’s enforcement and compliance inspection numbers, which show a “significant increase” over 2018....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Seyfarth Shaw’s OSHA/MSHA group is at the ABA’s Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter Meeting this week. ...more
Employers should be aware that OSHA and some state environmental agencies are now using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or “drones” in select inspections and investigations. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has initiated a Site-Specific Targeting 2016 (SST-16) Program using the injury and illness information electronically submitted by employers to...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: A railcar cleaning company and its executive officers were recently charged in a 22-count indictment with conspiracy, violating worker safety standards resulting in worker deaths, violating the Resource...more
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
5/16/2018
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Best Practices ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
OSHA ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Safety Inspections ,
Severe Violators Enforcement Program (SVEP) ,
Trump Administration ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety ,
Workplace Violence
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a victory for employers, OSHA has rescinded its policy allowing union representatives to participate in OSHA inspections of non-union employers....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a victory for employers, a Texas federal court has refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging an OSHA interpretation under which non-employee union representatives were permitted to participate in OSHA...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Industry has sued to block OSHA’s efforts to give unions increased access to non-union worksites.
We had blogged previously about OSHA’s new standard interpretation guidance letter that would allow...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In this recent case a Federal Magistrate Judge finds that OSHA has gone too far in expanding an incident inspection into a wall-to-wall inspection.
A District Court Magistrate Judge recently...more