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The State of Washington is proposing a new workplace safety rule that allows employees to designate a non-employee third-party representative—including unrelated union activists—during workplace safety inspections conducted...more
Welcome to this edition of the FP Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry, where we take a quick snapshot look at a recent significant workplace law development with an emphasis on how it impacts employers in the manufacturing...more
As a proud Gen Xer, I cannot say that I watch anything on television that would be considered “new” or “current.” So when I had the flu recently, I turned to an old reliable and watched reruns of The Office (which, if you...more
Representation Rights Under the OSH Act - On April 1, 2024, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its final rule re-interpreting Section 8(e) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more
On Friday, March 29, 2024, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule, effective May 31, that permits non-employees to accompany and advise OSHA officials during workplace safety and...more
Last Friday, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued final rules changing the way the agency conducts safety and health inspections. Under the current rule, employees are allowed to have a union...more
On May 31, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) new “Walkaround” rule will take effect. The amended rule (29 CFR 1903.8(c)) is a sea change for employers, as it was written with the intent of...more
A new rule from the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) affords unions, labor activists, and other third parties access to private worksites during workplace inspections....more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) just finalized a rule that will allow workers to designate a union representative to accompany an OSHA inspector during a facility walkaround — regardless of whether...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is close to finalizing a rule that will allow workers to designate a union representative to accompany an OSHA inspector during a facility walkaround — regardless of...more
A yearslong saga seems to be coming to an end now that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) has completed its review of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) “walkaround rule,” 29...more
DOL Proposes Changes to Overtime Regulations. On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it would issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the regulations implementing the overtime provisions...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend its regulations to allow employee-authorized third-party representatives to accompany Occupational Safety and Health Administration...more
Federal safety officials have just made good on one of their promises by issuing a proposed rule that would give a designated union representative the right to accompany an OSHA inspector during a facility walkaround —...more
In February 2013, during the early months of the second term of the Obama administration, a standard interpretation related to Occupational Safety and Health Act regulations at 29 C.F.R. § 1903.8(c) that later became known as...more
In January 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revived a rule that would permit worker-designated representatives to accompany OSHA during the inspection process, regardless of whether the...more
Federal safety officials are gearing up for an aggressive enforcement agenda in 2023 – including a new proposal that would give workers and certified bargaining units the right to designate a worker or union representative to...more
OSHA recently proposed a rule which would revisit and revitalize the Obama Administration’s Fairfax Memo. Consequently, this recent proposal (RIN:1218-AD45) would likely result in more union-friendly changes to current OSHA...more
Does an employer have to let a union official in? Only if they have a permit! Right of entry disputes are common – partly because of the multiple laws that at a glance seem to overlap in a way that can be confusing. The...more
On April 25, 2017, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Deputy Assistant Secretary released a memo withdrawing a 2013 interpretation that allowed nonunion employees to designate a union representative to...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a victory for employers, OSHA has rescinded its policy allowing union representatives to participate in OSHA inspections of non-union employers....more
Heralding a shift at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Department of Labor has confirmed that an Obama administration OSHA memorandum permitting union or community organization representatives to...more
Four years ago, in a letter of interpretation addressed to Steve Sallman of the United Steelworkers of America (the Sallman Letter), the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) changed more than 35 years...more