Last summer, we described efforts of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and several states to protect workers from heat stress hazards. In July of this year, OSHA issued a notice for a proposed rule,...more
8/2/2024
/ Compliance ,
Consultation ,
General Duty Clause ,
Health & Safety Standard ,
Heat Exposure ,
NPRM ,
OSH Act ,
OSHA ,
Proposed Rules ,
Safety Precautions ,
Safety Standards ,
Workplace Hazards
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
The Department of Labor recently published the Solicitor of Labor’s (SOL) 2023 Enforcement Report, which provides insight into the Department’s initiatives and enforcement priorities for 2024. ...more
3/15/2024
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Criminal Liability ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Information Reports ,
OSH Act ,
OSHA ,
Piercing the Corporate Veil ,
Safety Violations ,
Workplace Safety
Earlier this year, we wrote about some of the major cases and legal developments for employers to watch in 2023. With the start of the U.S. Supreme Court's new term last month, we are back to provide insight into the next...more
11/28/2023
/ 303 Creative LLC v Elenis ,
Acheson Hotels LLC v Laufer ,
Affirmative Action ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Chevron Deference ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Protection ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Glacier Northwest v International Brotherhood of Teamsters ,
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc v Hewitt No 21-984 ,
Lateral Transfers ,
National Marine Fisheries Service ,
NLRA ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preemption ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VII ,
Website Accessibility ,
Whistleblowers
On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court effectively overturned long-standing affirmative action precedent and held that race-conscious college admissions programs violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment...more
7/11/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VII
The possible fate of affirmative action is at the forefront of U.S. Supreme Court watchers' attention this term. The general consensus among legal scholars and academics ranges from "concern" that the Court may be primed to...more
On July 26, 2022, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair ("CROWN") Act, prohibiting discrimination against employees and students on the basis of natural...more
On March 28, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a proposed rule to amend its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation. The proposed amendment will require certain...more
On April 9, 2022, the Maryland legislature voted to override Governor Hogan's veto and passed a paid family and medical leave insurance program (Time to Care Act). Maryland is the tenth state to enact paid family and medical...more
Caption: On January 13, 2022, after hearing emergency oral arguments, the Supreme Court handed down decisions staying OSHA’s ETS and upholding the CMS Rule requiring healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated against...more
1/20/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Biden v Missouri ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Lack of Authority ,
National Federation of Independent Business v Department of Labor and OSHA ,
OSHA ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
Every employer understands the importance of actively ensuring employee safety and compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) standards, but a recent federal appeals court decision provides additional...more
1/11/2022
/ Appeals ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
OSHA ,
Safety Violations ,
Willful Violations ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety