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5th Circuit Blocks Biden Rule — More to Come and What to Do

Fifth Circuit grants emergency temporary stay on Biden’s vaccine or test rule, implemented by OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standards. What does this mean?... ...more

Biden Taps Chief Of Cal-OSHA To Head Federal OSHA

On April 9, 2021, President Biden nominated Doug Parker to lead the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Mr. Parker has served as chief of California’s Division of Occupational Safety and...more

OSHA Update: Do Expect COVID Emergency Standard

New information from U.S. Department of Labor officials indicates that OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) is delayed, but still on the table and under review. Pursuant to President Biden’s Executive Order, if...more

“Fair Pay and Safe Work Places” Rule Issued – Federal Contractors Beware!

On August 25, 2016, the federal government published sweeping new rules requiring contractors bidding on federal contracts to submit detailed information about their labor and employment violations as part of the bidding...more

New "Worker Endangerment Initiative" May Increase Criminal Prosecutions of Workplace Safety Violations

On December 17, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a plan to increase the frequency and effectiveness of criminal prosecutions of safety and environmental violations affecting...more

Tenth Circuit Broadens Whistleblower Protection Under SOX

In a recent decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit broadened the types of claims that may be recognized under the anti-retaliation provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Lockheed Martin Corp. v....more

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