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Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA recently unveiled an online tool allowing the public to access severe injury reports, injury trends over time, geographic trends, and trends specific to each employer....more
Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) made nearly a decade of serious event reporting data—from January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2023—publicly available for review and study via OSHA’s new...more
Beginning April 1, 2024, California's minimum wage for fast food employees will increase to $20 per hour. This change is the result of Governor Newsom signing AB1228 (also known as the Fast Food Franchisor Responsibility Act)...more
Certain construction workers and other employees in the construction industry must be paid the entire balance of accrued and unused paid sick leave if those workers separate from employment before they reach their 90th day of...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has announced new rules requiring a broad range of employers to electronically submit additional injury and illness information in 2024....more
It is perhaps not a surprise to anyone familiar with e-commerce and the corresponding infrastructure that was developed to deliver all those packages, but according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),...more
Recently the State of Washington passed a law pertaining to warehouse quotas, which was similar to a law California passed in 2021. California’s law took effect January 1, 2022, and shortly after the effective date the...more
The Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration (NV OSHA) recently announced an increase in penalties for workplace safety violations, as well as a renewed focus on specific industries for inspections. The new...more
Today is the deadline for covered employers to submit their 2022 workplace injury and illness data electronically on Form 300A to the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (“OSHA”). Covered employers must submit...more
As summer weather is upon us, Federal OSHA is in the midst of an effort to promulgate a heat illness regulation while simultaneously starting a national emphasis program around heat illness. ...more
In the spirit of the season, we are using our annual "12 days of the holidays" blog series to address new California laws and their impact on California employers. On this eleventh day of the holidays, my labor and employment...more
The California legislature has wrapped up its annual legislative session, once again sending a number of employment and labor law bills to Governor Newsom’s desk. One of the most notable, and potentially revolutionary bills...more
Effective November 30, 2020, Cal/OSHA approved new regulations impacting employers’ obligations to prevent workplace exposure to COVID-19 and stop outbreaks. The rules apply to all employers regardless of size unless there...more
As the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enters its new fiscal year, an uptick of enforcement activity from OSHA related to the COVID-19 pandemic is expected. OSHA began opening many COVID-19 inspections...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA recently updated its National Emphasis Program on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries (NEP), adding a targeting methodology for industries with high employer-reported amputation statistics....more
In an effort to assist employers, the EEOC has posted guidance and sample forms for the new EEO-1 Component 2 Compensation Data reporting requirements on its website. The new materials provide useful information for employers...more
On April 25, 2018, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) issued proposed rules implementing Oregon’s predictive scheduling law, Senate Bill 828, which will take effect on July 1, 2018. A link to the proposed rules...more
This is your annual reminder about the important annual February 1st deadline to prepare, certify and post your OSHA 300A Annual Summary of workplace injuries and illnesses, for all U.S. employers, except those with ten or...more
More Small Business Subcontracting Plan Changes: SBA Proposes to Allow Subcontracting Plan Credit for Small Business Subcontractors at any Tier - Following recent proposed changes to the FAR’s small business...more
On September 11, 2014, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a final rule changing the list of establishments required to keep records and reporting of work-related injuries. The new rule goes...more