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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -

Policy Week in Review – May 2025 #4

Littler on 5/30/2025

Chairs Walberg (R-MI) and Allen (R-GA) Seek Feedback to Reform the LMRDA - The House Committee on Education and Workforce Chair Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chair Rick...more

Policy Week in Review – April 2025 #3

Littler on 4/18/2025

The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters, as well as Littler’s published in-depth analyses of the prior week....more

Beltway Buzz - April 2025

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/7/2025

The Beltway Buzz™ is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

No Slowing Down: Employers’ Recap of the Trump Administration’s First 50 Days

Fisher Phillips on 3/13/2025

While new presidents are typically judged based on their actions in their first 100 days, the current Trump administration has moved at such a rapid speed that we think another recap is needed at the halfway point. Here’s...more

New York Enhances Protections for Retail and Warehouse Workers

Cozen O'Connor on 3/11/2025

As the new Administration has emphasized that federal deregulation is a priority, it is expected that many states will step into the anticipated void left by federal labor agencies such as OSHA. Not surprisingly, New York is...more

Report From Day 1 of The 2025 ABA OSHA/MSHA Law Conference

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/6/2025

This week we are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting in Rancho Mirage, California. The meeting includes representatives from management, labor, and safety professionals, some who previously worked in...more

SuperVision - Labor and Employment Law Insights, Issue 1, March 2025

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/4/2025

Welcome to our first issue of SuperVision in 2025. In this edition, we cover the new presidential administration’s anticipated impact on employment agreements, the National Labor Relations Board, and workplace safety...more

New York Amends the Retail Worker Safety Act

BakerHostetler on 2/28/2025

After enacting the Retail Worker Safety Act (the Act) just last year, New York lawmakers passed a bill to amend the Act, which Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed into law...more

Will States Step Into Void Left by Federal Labor Agencies?

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 2/28/2025

Nature supposedly abhors a vacuum, but does this principle apply to workplace discrimination, worker safety, and other areas of employment and labor law?...more

Beltway Buzz - February 2025 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/24/2025

The Beltway Buzz™ is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

Lawmakers Raise Concerns About Deletion of OSHA Publications

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 2/21/2025

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is facing scrutiny over the alleged removal of numerous workplace safety documents from public access, particularly those containing words such as "diverse,"...more

Trump Administration Nominates New Assistant Secretaries for OSHA and MSHA

Husch Blackwell LLP on 2/20/2025

Over the last week, the Trump administration has put forward its nominees for Assistant Secretary for both the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) and the Mine Health and Safety Administration (MSHA)....more

Member of Congress Introduces Bill to Abolish Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/20/2025

U.S. Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) first introduced the “Nullify the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Act” or “NOSHA Act” in November 2021, legislation aimed at abolishing the Occupational Safety and Health...more

Former Safety Director David Keeling Nominated to Lead OSHA

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/20/2025

On February 11, 2025, President Trump nominated David Keeling as Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, pending Senate confirmation. Keeling, with extensive experience in occupational safety, is expected to adopt a...more

Senior Leadership at DOL, OSHA, and MSHA Under a 2nd Trump Administration Is Taking Shape

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 2/19/2025

As Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer braces for a flurry of questions at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) on her way to a full Senate vote to become President...more

Recent Federal OSHA Workplace Violence Case Provides a Road Map on General Duty Clause in Workplace Violence Cases

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/14/2025

On October 25, 2021, a customer named Jacob Bergquist, with a history of violating the Boise Towne Square Mall’s firearms ban, opened fire at the mall. The shooting in the Idaho mall led to the deaths of a Professional...more

OSHA Enforcement to Continue Under New Leadership

McGuireWoods LLP on 2/14/2025

Employers wondering if the Trump administration will continue to enforce workplace safety laws now have an answer: yes....more

Three Things Employers Should Know Now

Greenberg Glusker LLP on 2/11/2025

California employers face new compliance updates in 2025, including the expiration of most COVID-19 prevention regulations, a mandatory whistleblower notice posting, and an updated state withholding allowance...more

What’s Next at OSHA: Workplace Safety Regulations Under Scrutiny

Woods Rogers on 2/11/2025

“The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 is repealed. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is abolished.” Those are the words of Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) when he introduced H.R. 86 on the floor of the...more

It’s That Time of Year Again: Using OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application to Submit OSHA Forms 300, 300A, and 301

Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/11/2025

Pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) electronic reporting regulation, covered employers must submit their OSHA injury and illness records (OSHA Forms 300, 300A, and 301) using OSHA’s...more

Occupational Safety and Health Administration Scaffolding Regulation: U.S. District Court Addresses Challenge to Standard...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/10/2025

A United States District Court (N.D. California) ( “Court”) addressed in a February 3rd Order an issue arising out of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) scaffolding regulations. See Golden Gate Bridge,...more

Executive Order Halts OSHA Rulemaking

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 2/7/2025

A broad executive order issued in the first days of the Trump administration has indefinitely delayed a number of changes to safety standards proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration....more

The Pendulum Swings: Early Executive Actions by Trump Portend a Major Contraction at OSHA

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 2/4/2025

President Trump was sworn in for a second term the morning of January 20th, and he spent the rest of that day setting a record for the most ever Day 1 executive actions (i.e., Executive Orders, Proclamations, pardons, etc.). ...more

It’s Time For OSHA Electronic Reporting! Use OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA) to Submit Form 300A, Form 300, and Form 301...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/31/2025

Once again, employers are required to submit OSHA Forms 300, 301 and 300A online via OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA)....more

Reminder: Approaching Deadline to Post Last Year’s Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses

Vedder Price on 1/30/2025

As we discussed in a previous post (linked here), many employers have recordkeeping and other annual compliance obligations under Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) regulations. Employers have a February 1,...more

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