Judge Rules That OSHA Can, FOR NOW, Start Enforcing Limits On Incentives And Drug Testing

On November 28^th Texas US District Court Judge Sam Lindsay issued a 17 page Order denying employers groups a temporary injunction on OSHA’s revisions to its recordkeeping standard involving restrictions on safety incentives and drug testing on the grounds that the groups failed to show irreparable harm. The enforcement of the revised standard is set for December 1^st. The Judge left open the door for employers to seek a permanent injunction once the new revisions go into effect.