The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has changed the way industries manage combustible dust and particulate solid hazards by replacing six separate combustible dust standards with one consolidated and streamlined…
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/ Environmental Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law
We are providing an update on federal OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention rulemaking and hopefully starting a meaningful dialogue with the employer community about potential next steps for this controversial rulemaking. Conn Maciel…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law
In 2017, Consumers partially withdrew from the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund. The fund said the company owed $11.3 million (or monthly payments of $42,200 for 20 years) for its share of the fund’s…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
On January 14, 2025, just six days before the transition from the Biden Administration to the second Trump Administration, OSHA closed the books on collecting public comments about the agency’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law
Welcome to “Key OSHRC Rulings Explained,” a new series in Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s OSHA Defense Report blog, designed to explore significant case summaries of Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) decisions…
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/ Administrative Law, Construction Law, Labor & Employment Law
As temperatures begin to rise, now is the time to remind employees about the importance of heat illness prevention. Although FedOSHA made tremendous efforts towards promulgating a heat illness prevention standard for both…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
In a significant turn of events for the coal mining sector, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has announced a temporary enforcement pause on its stringent respirable crystalline silica regulation. This…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Labor & Employment Law
Whistleblower complaints represent a distinct category of MSHA investigations, primarily rooted in employment law rather than safety and health regulations. This distinction often leads to misunderstandings and mishandling by…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Michigan employers, take note: as of March 4, 2025, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) has officially amended Administrative Rule Part 13 – Inspections and Investigations, Citations, and Proposed…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On March 13, 2025, the New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (OHS Bureau) petitioned the state’s Environmental Improvement Board (EI Board) to adopt a proposed rule to address…
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/ Health, Labor & Employment Law
The protection of trade secrets and confidential information is critical to the success of many organizations. Employers must remain vigilant against the growing risk of sensitive information being compromised, especially during…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The EEOC has recently issued new guidance signaling a marked shift in its enforcement priorities: a heightened focus on “diversity, equity, and inclusion-related discrimination.” While the foundational legal framework of Title…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
As previously reported, on March 7, 2025, the Virginia House of Delegates passed House Bill 1919 (HB 1919), which would have required large employers—those with 100 or more employees—to implement workplace violence prevention…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
As previously reported, on November 15, 2024, Nevada adopted heat illness prevention regulation R131-24AP, aiming to protect workers from heat-related hazards in both indoor and outdoor environments. Nevada OSHA has since…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
As the priorities of the new Administration take shape, we foresee states stepping in to take on a more significant role in enforcing wage and hour laws and regulations over the next several years. This was one of the main…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
