Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA’s new Silica Rule will have a lasting effect on nearly 2.3 million workers and over 675,000 employers. The chances are high that the new Silica Rule will affect your business and may require you to...more
Seyfarth Synopis: New OSHA final rule requires employer to submit data electornically, to be posted on the OSHA website.
On May 12, 2016 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published the final rules...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: New OSHA final rule requires employer to submit data electronically, to be posted on the OSHA website.
On May 12, 2016 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published the final rules...more
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
5/3/2016
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Burden of Proof ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food Safety ,
FSMA ,
OSHA ,
Popular ,
Remedies ,
Retaliation ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Whistleblowers
By now, the worldwide health authorities and media have publicized the Zika virus disease (Zika) that has been reported throughout South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Although the United States has only...more
2/12/2016
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
General Duty Clause ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Infectious Diseases ,
OSHA ,
Public Health ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Zika
The New Year is here and with that comes yet another year of enhanced OSHA enforcement and new OSHA regulations. Further, due to the upcoming end of President Obama’s time in office , questions exist as to whether OSHA will...more
Take a look around you. There’s a good chance you work at a facility that uses a Powered Industrial Truck (PIT).
OSHA defines a PIT as “any mobile power-propelled truck used to carry, push, pull, lift, stack or tier...more
11/5/2015
/ Certification Requirements ,
Criminal Liability ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fitness for Duty Exams ,
Labor Certifications ,
OSHA ,
Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) ,
Safety Training ,
Workplace Safety
Employers today can find themselves in a seemingly untenable dilemma when they have violence threaten to invade their workplaces. Two recent cases illustrate the competing liabilities that employers face in their...more
8/14/2015
/ Abusive Conduct Training ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Best Practices ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Assistance Programs ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
OSHA ,
Workplace Violence
As many employers know, California frequently does things a little differently than other jurisdictions. Cal/OSHA is no exception....more
An Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Administrative Law Judge has determined that a healthcare provider company did not protect a social service coordinator, who was fatally stabbed outside her client’s home in...more
Last week the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced and issued a 161 page final rule to increase protections for construction workers in confined spaces. 80 Fed. Reg. 25366 (May 4, 2015), which is effective...more
In a decision last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) found that the six month statute of limitations for OSHA to cite an employer does not apply to Process Safety Management (PSM) violations...more