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
This week we are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The meeting includes representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Review Commission, the MSHA Review...more
3/11/2024
/ American Bar Association (ABA) ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Marijuana ,
Mental Health ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
OSHA ,
Professional Conferences ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: This week we are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The meeting includes representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Review Commission, the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Child labor laws remain fertile ground for government enforcement as evaluate key issues for 2024. Late last year, the Wage Hour Division released guidance for new processes to assess greater penalties...more
2/1/2024
/ Child Labor ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Penalties ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage & Hour Division (WHD) ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: While the Solicitors at the Department of Labor (DOL) only litigate civil OSHA citations, DOL has announced enhanced coordination with criminal law enforcement for employers’ representatives in fatality...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: This week, OSHA is promoting safe workplaces for young adults and working teenagers....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 6, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the release of its Fall 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division continues to...more
12/12/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employees ,
Final Rules ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Tax Credits ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Seyfarth Synopsis: Here we go again. The impending federal government shutdown may suspend many enforcement and consultation functions of the United States Department of Labor, including OSHA....more
The comment period on the U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees,” closed on...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Most employers understand that they are required to report serious injuries and illnesses to OSHA shortly after they occur. Even employers in low hazard industries who are not required to keep written OSHA...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 13, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the release of its Spring 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (the 2022 Fall Agenda was issued in January 2023). In connection...more
6/20/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employees ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Labor Reform ,
Minimum Salary ,
NPRM ,
OIRA ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions