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Workplace Injury Regulatory Reform

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New Occupational Safety and Health Administration Injury Reporting Rules

To improve the tracking of workplace illnesses and injuries, OSHA on January 2, 2024 began requiring electronic submission of OSHA Forms 300 and 301. Additionally, the following new changes and requirements go into effect,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

OSHA: A Look Forward into the 2024 Regulatory Agenda

There are several items at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that should be on employers’ radars in 2024. 1. New injury reporting rules for certain industries take effect in January 2024, requiring more...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

Another Law Will Increase Construction Costs in New York

New York recently enacted legislation known as Carlos’ Law, which increases penalties for corporate liability for the death of, or serious injury to, an employee.  The bill, S.621B / A.4947B, was named after Carlos Moncayo, a...more

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OSHA Related Changes in 2019: The New Year Giveth, and the New Year Taketh Away

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While the increased civil monetary penalties may impact an employer’s bottom line, OSHA did provide welcome relief to employers just two days later.  ...more

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On And On We Go – Coalition Groups Sue DOL For The Rollback Rule

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Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has just been sued for removing the requirements for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses), and...more

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It’s Time to Comment on OSHA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

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In May 2016, OSHA published a final rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, which requires certain employers to, among other things, electronically submit injury and illness data to OSHA on an annual...more

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OSHA announces changes to Electronic Recordkeeping Rule

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In the waning days of President Obama’s Administration, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced sweeping changes to its recordkeeping rule, originally to be effective January 1, 2017, which...more

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OSHA Proposes to Rescind Major Portions of its Electronic Reporting Rule

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On Monday, July 30, 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a proposed rule to abolish much of the existing electronic reporting obligations for establishments with 250 or more employees....more

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OSHA Trends And Developments: One Year Into The Trump Administration

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Yesterday our panel from Seyfarth’s Workplace Safety team led a briefing on OSHA regulation and enforcement under the Trump Administration. One year into the Trump Administration, employers’ expectations for a more...more

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Agencies Release Regulatory Roadmap for 2018 and Beyond

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The latest Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions ("spring agenda") continues this administration's trend of adding fewer new rules and reexamining older ones. ...more

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OSHA Removes List of “Workplace Fatalities” from its Website Home Page

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In another example of OSHA’s refocus it has dropped from its home page the prominently placed listing of Worker Fatalities. ...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

2018 Environmental, Health, and Safety Outlook for Manufacturers

Reduced Regulation - We all know that one of President Trump’s goals is to streamline and minimize regulations. Among other things, Executive Order 13771 indicated that, for every regulation to be passed, two had to be...more

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What's Next for OSHA Under the Trump Administration

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Over the past several months, many articles have been written, including by this author, regarding the strengthening, expanding and adding of “teeth” to the regulations and the reach of the Occupational Safety and Health...more

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Executive Order Creating Steps for Regulatory Review and Reform Could Target Burdensome Employment Rules

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On Friday, President Trump issued an executive order, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda ("the Order"), which calls for each federal agency to develop a regulatory reform task force to identify burdensome regulations for...more

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