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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 -

Biden’s OSHA Pushes Heat Illness Prevention Rule Close to the Finish Line

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 1/20/2025

On January 14, 2025, just six days before the transition from the Biden Administration to the second Trump Administration, OSHA closed the books on collecting public comments on the agency’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more

DOL Unveils Proposed Heat Illness Prevention Rule as Federal Agency Authority Faces Questions

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/9/2024

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) unveiled its long-anticipated proposed heat illness prevention rule, which would require employers to monitor excessive heat in the workplace and develop and implement...more

Beltway Buzz - May 2024 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/20/2024

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

FTC Proposes Amendments to Hart-Scott-Rodino Disclosures, With Changes Focusing on Workplace Issues

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/6/2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with “concurrence” of the assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing...more

Beltway Buzz - November 2021 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/12/2021

Infrastructure Bill Passes - Now What? Both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives are out this week. But before they left for home, on November 5, 2021, the House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure...more

Beltway Buzz - May 2021 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/1/2021

EEOC Releases Vaccine Guidance. On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued much-needed guidance regarding COVID-19 vaccinations and the workplace. According to the guidance...more

Beltway Buzz - May 2021 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/25/2021

The Biden Administration at 100 Days. President Joe Biden recently marked his 100th day in office, and labor and employment policy changes have been at the forefront of his administration’s agenda. The enactment of the...more

Beltway Buzz - October 2020 #5

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/30/2020

Election 2020: Patience Required. Voting in the 2020 elections wraps up in just four days, on November 3, 2020. However, due to many tight races and the unprecedented volume of mail-in ballots (and states’ differing rules on...more

Beltway Buzz - November 2019 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/25/2019

Close Call. On November 21, 2019, President Donald Trump signed a continuing resolution to keep the federal government open through December 20, 2019. Given the pervasiveness of brinksmanship in Congress these days, the Buzz...more

Beltway Buzz - March 2019 #5

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/1/2019

Regular Rate Proposal Issues. On March 29, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to clarify what forms of payments must be included (or...more

What the Spring 2018 Regulatory Agenda Reveals About Future Labor and Employment Policy

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/10/2018

On May 9, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released their spring 2018 regulatory agendas. There were a few...more

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