Last summer, we described efforts of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and several states to protect workers from heat stress hazards. In July of this year, OSHA issued a notice for a proposed rule,...more
8/2/2024
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Consultation ,
General Duty Clause ,
Health & Safety Standard ,
Heat Exposure ,
NPRM ,
OSH Act ,
OSHA ,
Proposed Rules ,
Safety Precautions ,
Safety Standards ,
Workplace Hazards
Fast forward: It’s June 1, 2024, and you’ve just received a call from one of your Safety Managers. He tells you that a Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) has arrived at the workplace and wants to conduct an...more
The Department of Labor recently published the Solicitor of Labor’s (SOL) 2023 Enforcement Report, which provides insight into the Department’s initiatives and enforcement priorities for 2024. ...more
3/15/2024
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Compliance ,
Criminal Liability ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Information Reports ,
OSH Act ,
OSHA ,
Piercing the Corporate Veil ,
Safety Violations ,
Workplace Safety
On March 28, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a proposed rule to amend its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation. The proposed amendment will require certain...more
Caption: On January 13, 2022, after hearing emergency oral arguments, the Supreme Court handed down decisions staying OSHA’s ETS and upholding the CMS Rule requiring healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated against...more
1/20/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Biden v Missouri ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Lack of Authority ,
National Federation of Independent Business v Department of Labor and OSHA ,
OSHA ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
Every employer understands the importance of actively ensuring employee safety and compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) standards, but a recent federal appeals court decision provides additional...more
1/11/2022
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Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
OSHA ,
Safety Violations ,
Willful Violations ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety