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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 -

2 Big Legal Changes Coming for Kentucky Employers: New Safety Rules and Court Review Standards

Fisher Phillips on 4/3/2025

Two new Kentucky laws will soon reshape workplace safety rules and how courts review agency decisions — with big implications for employer compliance and litigation strategy. Lawmakers passed House Bill 398, which will bring...more

Michigan Supreme Court Expands Employer Exposure to Public Policy Retaliation Claims

Miller Canfield on 7/24/2024

In Michigan, various state employment laws prohibit employers from retaliating against employees. But can an employee pursue a public policy retaliation claim against the employer in addition to a statutory retaliation claim?...more

OSH Law Primer, Part I: Understanding the OSH Act and OSHA

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/12/2024

This is the first in a series of articles intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and how both...more

Oregon Increases Penalties for Workplace Safety Violations

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/6/2023

On May 24, 2023, Governor Tina Kotek signed into law legislation raising the maximum penalties for workplace fatality–related citations in Oregon far above federal limits. The law took effect immediately....more

Under SB 240, Texas Healthcare Facilities Will Be Required to Adopt Workplace Violence Prevention Plans by September 1, 2024

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/17/2023

California has long led the nation in addressing workplace violence via the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care standard. The federal Occupational...more

OSHA’s Heat Hazard Enforcement Program and How to Prepare Your Workplace

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 8/16/2022

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently unveiled a new National Emphasis Program (“NEP”) for outdoor and indoor heat-related hazards. To best protect workers in hot working environments,...more

Workplace Safety in Arizona: OSHA Delays Decision on Proposal to Revoke State Plan

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/15/2022

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is holding off on deciding whether to revoke final approval of Arizona’s occupational safety and health (OSH) plan. On August 10, 2022, OSHA said it is...more

Workplace Safety in Arizona: Update on OSHA’s Proposal to Revoke State Plan

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/22/2022

On April 21, 2022, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a a proposed rule to revoke Arizona’s occupational safety and health (OSH) plan’s final approval under Section 18(e) of the...more

Higher OSHA Penalties Soon To Be Issued in North Carolina

Williams Mullen on 7/7/2022

Tucked into the state budget recently passed by the General Assembly and expected to be signed by Governor Cooper is a provision, see here (reference Part XIII. Labor, page 131), that would dramatically raise the penalties...more

Beltway Buzz - July 2022

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/5/2022

NLRB GC Provides Update on Recent Remedies. - Remember back in September 2021 when the Buzz reported on National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo’s memorandum instructing regional directors to...more

Oregon Releases Final Rules on Heat Illness Prevention and Wildfire Smoke Exposure

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/19/2022

On May 9 and 10, 2022, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Oregon OSHA) adopted final rules on heat illness and wildfire smoke. The Oregon OSHA Final Heat Illness Prevention Standard - Oregon...more

Federal OSHA Threatens Arizona with Loss of State Enforcement Authority

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 4/29/2022

The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) established a dual enforcement structure for inspections and citations for workplace safety issues. Either federal OSHA enforces the law, or states have the option of electing to...more

OSHA Withdraws Temporary COVID-19 Vaccine Rule, Foreshadows Permanent Standard

Clark Hill PLC on 1/26/2022

On Jan. 25, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) responded to the Supreme Court’s recent stay of its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) mandating COVID-19 vaccination or testing by releasing a rule...more

Oregon OSHA Announces Stance on Federal Vaccine-or-Test Standard

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/17/2022

On January 13, 2022, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) announced that because the Supreme Court of the United States has stayed the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA)...more

Minnesota OSHA Adopts Federal OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/6/2022

On January 3, 2022, Minnesota’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MNOSHA) adopted the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard...more

New Florida Laws Restrict Workplace Vaccine Mandates and Begin State OSH Plan Process

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/19/2021

On November 18, 2021, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law measures that immediately prohibit workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private and public employers and begin the process for Florida establishing a state...more

Florida Special Session to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and State OSH Plan

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/15/2021

On November 15, 2021, the Florida Legislature will convene a five-day special session under the proclamation issued on October 29, 2021, by Governor Ron DeSantis for the “Keep Florida Free” joint legislative agenda. With...more

Get to the Point: OSHA’s New Rule on Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination

Womble Bond Dickinson on 11/15/2021

On November 5, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration published its anticipated emergency temporary standard on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing (the “ETS”). Citing the “grave danger” posed by the virus...more

Tennessee Enacts Law Restricting Enforcement of Vaccine Mandates

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

On November 10, 2021, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that he would sign legislation that addresses various COVID-19–related issues, including vaccine mandates and mask mandates. The law is effective immediately....more

Federal Government Moves to Revoke South Carolina's Enforcement Authority for Occupational Safety and Health

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 10/22/2021

Under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, states may elect to enforce their own health and safety programs in lieu of federal OSHA exercising enforcement authority. A number of states such as North Carolina and...more

South Carolina OSHA Announces Intent to Develop General Infectious Disease Standard

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 7/26/2021

On Tuesday, the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation announced its intent to develop a general OSHA standard intended to address workplace hazards from all infectious diseases in the workplace. The...more

Oregon OSHA Enacts Emergency Rules to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/18/2021

On July 8, 2021, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) adopted temporary rules to bolster worker protections from the hazards of high and extreme heat, including requirements to provide shade,...more

Oregon OSHA Issues Second Draft COVID-19 Temporary Standard, Which Is Expected to Become Effective October 12, 2020

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 9/29/2020

On September 25, 2020, Oregon Occupational Safety and Health (“Oregon OSHA”) issued its draft COVID-19 Temporary Standard. Oregon OSHA intends to adopt this Temporary Standard later this week, with an anticipated effective...more

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