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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 -

OSHA Updates Inspection Guidance for Meat Industry

Husch Blackwell LLP on 10/30/2024

On October 16, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced expanded guidance for animal slaughtering and processing industry inspections (NAICS 3116). Notably, this new guidance document supersedes...more

Beltway Buzz - October 2024 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/28/2024

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

OSHA's Controversial Walkaround Rule

Hendershot Cowart P.C. on 9/16/2024

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) introduced a new walkaround rule this year to clarify that, like employers, employees have the right to designate a non-employee third party to be their representative...more

No. 1 of 10 Things Every Employer Should Know About OSHA: Walkaround Representatives

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 8/13/2024

Please follow along as we discuss the top 10 things every employer should know about OSHA over the next few weeks. 1. Employers and employees have the right to have a company employee or non-employee representative...more

OSHA Issues Final Rule Clarifying an Employee’s Ability to Have a Non-Employee Representative Present During Inspection

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/21/2024

On April 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published its Final Rule clarifying the rights of employees to designate a non-employee representative to be present...more

The Department of Labor Announces New Final Rule Clarifying Employee Representative Rights During Workplace Inspections

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Employment Law... on 4/29/2024

On March 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule (Final Rule) amending regulations for workplace investigations. It clarifies that employees may...more

The OSHA Inspector Is Here, and He’s Not Alone

Venable LLP on 4/26/2024

Fast forward: It’s June 1, 2024, and you’ve just received a call from one of your Safety Managers. He tells you that a Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) has arrived at the workplace and wants to conduct an...more

New Department of Labor Rule Expands Definition of Employee Representative During an OSHA Inspection

Fox Rothschild LLP on 4/25/2024

A new rule clarifying who is permitted to accompany an OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) during an inspection of an employer’s facility will go into effect on May 31, 2024. In issuing the “Worker Walk Around...more

DOL’s Final Rule Allows Third Parties to Participate In Osha Walkaround Inspections

Maynard Nexsen on 4/10/2024

The U.S. Department of Labor published a Final Rule on March 29, 2024 addressing the right of employees to have a third party (not connected with the workplace) accompany an Occupational Safety and Health Administration...more

Employers Take Note: OSHA Publishes Final “Walkaround” Rules

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/9/2024

On April 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule on who is allowed to be present for an OSHA inspection. The rule becomes effective on May 31, 2024. By way of background, both the employer and...more

OSHA Rights: You Have the Right to Retain a Representative

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/5/2024

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a final rule amending a regulation regarding the right to designate a representative to accompany OSHA inspectors during a workplace inspection. Why do we...more

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Issues Final “Walkaround Rule”

Stevens & Lee on 4/5/2024

In a significant revision to long-standing Department of Labor regulations, OSHA announced a final rule on March 29, 2024, establishing the rights of employees to choose a representative, whether an employee or a...more

The US Department of Labor Significantly Expands Employee Rights to Designate Third-Party Representatives During OSHA Workplace...

Amundsen Davis LLC on 4/5/2024

In August 2023, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule that became final last week, giving employees the ability to designate essentially any third-party as their “authorized representative” during OSHA...more

OSHA Inspectors Granted Authority to Require Employers to Permit Third Parties Onsite During Safety Inspections

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/4/2024

Effective May 31, 2024, OSHA will have additional authority to permit third parties, including union representatives, to join OSHA inspectors during onsite walkaround inspections at employer facilities, including non-union...more

OSHA’s New Walkaround Rule Raises Unionization, Constitutional Concerns for Employers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/2/2024

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a final rule that will reshape the future dynamic of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspections. The rule aims to clarify (but instead expands) the rights of...more

DOL Proposes Regulations Authorizing Union and Other Third-Party Representation of Employees During OSHA Inspections

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/6/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Labor has announced notice and comment rulemaking as it seeks to revise its regulations regarding who can be authorized by employees to act as their representative to accompany OSHA...more

OFCCP Week In Review: September 2023

DirectEmployers Association on 9/5/2023

Monday, August 28, 2023: U.S. NLRB “Clarified” 2019 Decision on Wright Line Evidentiary Burden in Dual Motives Causation Cases - Beginning a parade of four sets of major rulings in one week, the National Labor Relations...more

Beltway Buzz - September 2023

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/5/2023

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

OSHA Announces Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Authorized Employee Representation During Inspections

Husch Blackwell LLP on 8/30/2023

The Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking on August 29, 2023, concerning who employees can authorize to act as their representative during Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”)...more

OSHA Activates U and T Nonimmigrant Visas - ‘Law Enforcement Visas’ - as New Tool in Agency’s Investigation Toolbox

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/3/2023

On February 13, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker had signed a...more

OSHA Penalties Automatically Increase, Putting Pressure on Employers to Comply with Workplace Safety Obligations

Fisher Phillips on 1/16/2023

The U.S. Department of Labor has just published its yearly increases to the maximum civil penalties that may be assessed via citations against employers by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a result...more

The Top 14 Workplace Law Stories from July 2022

Fisher Phillips on 8/4/2022

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Labor Chief’s Renewed Focus on Workplace Safety Mean’s OSHA Inspections Tracker More Important Than Ever

Fisher Phillips on 6/1/2022

When asked at a recent Congressional hearing about which subagency at the Department of Labor would be given priority funding in the near future, the head of the DOL had a quick and definitive answer: “OSHA.” Marty Walsh’s...more

The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from March 2022

Fisher Phillips on 4/7/2022

#WorkforceWednesday: Independent Contractor Rule Reinstated, OFCCP Targets Pay Equity Audits, OSHA Focuses on Health Care...

Epstein Becker & Green on 3/23/2022

This week, we look at a range of developments shifting the enforcement approach across federal agencies and how employers can comply with these shifts. Texas Court Reinstates DOL Independent Contractor Rule A district...more

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