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
On Nov. 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) finally released its much-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to increase the number of workers who have received a COVID-19 vaccine. OSHA...more
On Aug. 13, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced new COVID-19 guidance. The guidance brings OSHA in line with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) July 27, 2021...more
Background. On June 10, 2021, OSHA issued its long-awaited emergency temporary standard in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (COVID ETS). The long-awaited COVID ETS surprised many by only providing an actual rule for the...more
Background - The COVID-19 pandemic has raised questions surrounding the duty of employers covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) to report COVID-19 hospitalizations or fatalities to OSHA....more
For the first time in nearly 15 years, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission is set to adopt comprehensive revisions to the Rules of Procedure governing cases coming under its jurisdiction. The Review...more
On June 23, 2018, the Department of Labor will begin enforcing a new crystalline silica standard that was originally proposed on June 23, 2016. Construction employers have been required to comply with the crystalline silica...more
A 49-year-old senior project manager for a roofing contractor was indicted on April 19 on three charges that he made false, fictitious and fraudulent statements to federal OSHA investigators. The Department of Justice accuses...more
On Dec. 16, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued the latest major record-keeping rule change that the agency had set its sights on during the final year of the Obama administration. Pursuant...more
On November 2, 2015, President Barack Obama signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. Obscured within the lengthy bill is a provision that not only mandates a current increase in the penalties for violations of standards...more
On June 9, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published two interpretations related to process safety management (“PSM”). In this publication, OSHA defined the term...more
On February 11, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced revisions to its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (“SVEP”). Under SVEP, employers in designated...more
On Sept. 11, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced revisions to its rule that requires employers to notify OSHA when employees suffer a work-related...more
A new consumer class action has been filed against shipping giant UPS, alleging that the company overcharges its customers for “declared value coverage” (i.e., shipping insurance) on the packages it delivers. The case was...more
BlackBerry and two of its highest-ranking executives were hit on Friday with a proposed class action lawsuit by a shareholder claiming the company misled investors in reports made regarding the BlackBerry 10 smartphone line....more
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