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OSHA’s Walkaround Rule Showdown in Court: Will the Agency Be Allowed to Tread on Employers’ Rights?

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) Walkaround Rule has sparked a legal showdown between business associations and OSHA in a U.S. District Court in Texas. The agency’s rulemaking powers and...more

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OSHA's Controversial Walkaround Rule

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) introduced a new walkaround rule this year to clarify that, like employers, employees have the right to designate a non-employee third party to be their representative...more

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4 Points for Multinational Employers on How China’s Revised Company Law Impacts Workplace Practices

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Multinational employers should be aware of key changes that just took effect and will impact your operations in China. Late last year, lawmakers in China revised and passed the Company Law of the People's Republic of China,...more

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OSHA’s Controversial “Walkaround” Rule Goes into Effect

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) “walkaround” rule went into effect on May 31, 2024. The rule is controversial, to say the least, and even before its effective date, it was targeted by industry and...more

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Industry Groups and Congressional Leaders Attack OSHA’s New “Worker Walkaround” Inspection Rule

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To advance the Biden Administration’s promise to be “the most labor friendly administration in history,” on April 1, 2024, OSHA published in the Federal Register its Final Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process...more

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OSHA Clarifies Who May Attend Workplace Inspections

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently amended 29 CFR 1903.8(c) to clarify who may represent employees during workplace inspections. Because these amendments will go into effect on May 31, 2024...more

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Working Around OSHA’s New Walkaround Rule

After May 31, 2024, employees can designate a non-employee to accompany OSHA compliance officers during worksite inspections. OSHA inspectors will determine whether non-employee representatives are “reasonably necessary”...more

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The Department of Labor Announces New Final Rule Clarifying Employee Representative Rights During Workplace Inspections

On March 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule (Final Rule) amending regulations for workplace investigations. It clarifies that employees may...more

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New Department of Labor Rule Expands Definition of Employee Representative During an OSHA Inspection

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A new rule clarifying who is permitted to accompany an OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) during an inspection of an employer’s facility will go into effect on May 31, 2024. In issuing the “Worker Walk Around...more

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OSHA Revises Regulation to Permit Nonemployee Authorized Representatives on Site Inspections

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On March 29, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a final rule amending 29 C.F.R. § 1903.8(c), the regulation that governs whom employees may authorize to accompany an OSHA Compliance Safety...more

Baker Donelson

OSHA Clarifies "Walkaround" Rule with Newly Issued FAQ

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) final "Walkaround" Rule was published in the Federal Register on Friday, March 29, 2024. This rule, which goes into effect on May 31, 2024, is an expansion of the...more

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Employers Take Note: OSHA Publishes Final “Walkaround” Rules

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On April 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule on who is allowed to be present for an OSHA inspection. The rule becomes effective on May 31, 2024. By way of background, both the employer and...more

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Employment Law Update: Employees Can Now Have Representation During The Walk Around Portion Of OSHA Inspections

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On March 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final Rule clarifying the rights of employees to have a representative attend inspections performed by...more

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OSHA Finalizes Inspection Walkaround Rule

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The new rule will allow worker representatives to take part in OSHA inspections even if they are not employees. The final rule clarifies that employee representatives may be an employee of the employer or a third party....more

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OSHA issues regulation allowing non-employee third parties to participate in inspections

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has just finalized its regulation regarding who can participate in an OSHA inspection. The agency is permitting a third party to accompany a Compliance Officer during an...more

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OSHA Clarifies Employee Representative Rights in Workplace Inspections with New Rule

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The U.S. Department of Labor recently published a final rule clarifying the rights of employees to authorize a representative to accompany an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) compliance officer during an...more

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Final Rule Clarifies Third-Party Employee Representatives May Accompany OSHA Officers During Inspections

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Through its final rule issued on April 1, 2024, OSHA is amending its Representatives of Employers and Employees Regulation. The final rule clarifies that a representative or representatives authorized by employees may be...more

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OSHA’s New Walkaround Rule Raises Unionization, Constitutional Concerns for Employers

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The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a final rule that will reshape the future dynamic of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspections. The rule aims to clarify (but instead expands) the rights of...more

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BREAKING: OSHA Issues Final Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process Rule

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After an unusually short time at OMB, earlier today, OSHA revealed a pre-publication version of its Final Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process Rule. The Official Final Rule will issue when it is published in...more

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OSHA’s Worker Walkaround Rule Clears OMB Review – Final Rule Is Imminent

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We have an important update to share about the status and now more clear outcome of OSHA’s rulemaking for a Worker Walkaround Designation Process Rule. Thursday, OMB updated the entry on its website about the Worker...more

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OSHA Sends Proposed Final “Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process” Rule to OMB

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In early 2023, OSHA revealed plans for a rulemaking for a Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process Rule that would amend existing regulation 29 CFR § 1903.8(c), which governs participation by third parties in OSHA...more

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New Year, New...Laws

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With the turn of the new year, your newly invigorated gym plans and salads every night are not the only changes from 2023. Federal and Ohio law are already making “New year, New me” changes. Some changes are here to stay...more

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New Belgian Act introduces obligation to appoint person of trust

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Psychosocial risks at work can have serious consequences for the well-being and productivity of employees and the organisation. To help prevent and address these risks, Belgian law provides for the possibility to appoint a...more

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Social Elections 2024: Who are the leading personnel in a company and why is this concept important?

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Why it is crucial to correctly identify the leading personnel in a company. Members of a company’s leading personnel (leidinggevend personeel/personnel de direction) cannot be put forward as candidates during the social...more

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OSHA Announces Proposed Rule Change Expanding Authorized Employee Representation During Workplace Inspection to Include Union...

On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend its regulations regarding who employees may authorize to act as their representative...more

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