NLRA, Workplace Safety

Hurricanes and Earthquakes and Wildfires, Oh My! - Key Disaster Preparedness Considerations for Employers

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/12/2024

A rash of recent natural disasters, from hurricanes to earthquakes to wildfires, serves as a timely reminder to employers of the potential for natural disasters to disrupt their operations and cause imminent hazards in the...more

OSHA Invites Feedback on Proposed Rule for Protecting Workers from Excessive Heat: Employers Should Remember the NLRA and LMRA

Husch Blackwell LLP on 6/18/2024

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to propose a new rule requiring employers to protect employees exposed to high temperatures at work. This federal government regulation is the first of its kind to...more

Industry Groups and Congressional Leaders Attack OSHA’s New “Worker Walkaround” Inspection Rule

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 6/10/2024

To advance the Biden Administration’s promise to be “the most labor friendly administration in history,” on April 1, 2024, OSHA published in the Federal Register its Final Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process...more

Will Trend to Limit Warehouse Production Quotas Go National? 3 Things Employers Should Know

Fisher Phillips on 5/24/2024

Congress is currently considering a bill that would restrict production quotas for warehouse workers and mandate certain safety measures, following in the footsteps of several states that have implemented similar...more

SB 428 Further Modifies Workplace Violence Restraining Order Law

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 1/9/2024

As reported here, California recently took steps to provide employers additional tools to combat workplace violence, including requiring a written workplace violence prevention plan, by enacting Senate Bill 553. Effective...more

Impact of Labor Board’s New Joint-Employer Rule on Construction Industry

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 12/28/2023

The National Labor Relations Board’s new final rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act would find joint-employer status if one employer possesses the authority to control at least one...more

Impact of Labor Board’s New Joint-Employer Rule on Healthcare Industry

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 12/12/2023

The National Labor Relations Board’s Final Rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act raises serious concerns among healthcare employers who often use staffing agencies and other...more

NLRB and OSHA’s New MOU Will Increase Interagency Cooperation and Coordination

Perkins Coie on 11/28/2023

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on October 31, 2023, that will help facilitate interagency coordination and...more

The “Joint Employer” Pendulum Swings Again. Or Does It?

Gould + Ratner LLP on 11/22/2023

For the third time in eight years, employers again face uncertainty as to whether they may be considered a “joint employer” with another business. This question is not academic and can have real world consequences. What...more

NLRB and OSHA Enter Into Memorandum of Understanding to Share Information and Make Referrals

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/21/2023

On October 31, 2023—Halloween—the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a “scary” new agreement between the two federal...more

OSHA’s ‘Union Walkaround Rule’ Heads Toward Finalization Following Comment Period

Morgan Lewis on 11/20/2023

A recent proposed rulemaking from the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) seeks to make it easier for unions and other third parties to gain access to private worksites, creating steep consequences for...more

Recent Updates on OSHA Policies and Rulemaking

Husch Blackwell LLP on 11/16/2023

Final Rule Expanding Submission Requirements for Injury & Illness Data- OSHA’s final rule requiring new submissions of injury and illness data for certain employers in high-hazard industries takes effect on January 1, 2024....more

Employers Take Notice: OSHA and NLRB Join Forces for Workplace Safety Investigations

Baker Donelson on 11/15/2023

On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a Memorandum of Understanding (2023 MOU) to facilitate interagency cooperation and...more

NLRB and OSHA Announce Partnership Over Worker Safety Protections

Morgan Lewis on 11/9/2023

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on October 31 regarding a partnership designed to strengthen their efforts to...more

NLRB’s New Joint-Employer Rule: What It Means for Retailers and Other User Employers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 11/8/2023

The National Labor Relations Board’s new Final Rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act expands the current standard by allowing the Board to find joint-employer status if an entity...more

NLRB and OSHA Announce MOU to Strengthen Health and Safety

Littler on 11/3/2023

On October 31, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that the agencies have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) “to strengthen the...more

Legal Insights for Manufacturing: Outlook for 2024

Husch Blackwell LLP on 11/2/2023

Our downloadable report, Legal Insights for Manufacturing, explores how the business, legal, and regulatory framework is evolving—and will evolve—to address the large generational shifts taking place. This year, our report...more

NLRB issues "joint employer" regulations

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 10/31/2023

They are not employer-friendly. On October 26, the National Labor Relations Board, by a 3 to 1 vote, issued regulations with a new standard for determining “joint employer” status under the National Labor Relations Act....more

NLRB Final Joint Employer Rule Expands Joint Employment Under the NLRA

Smith Gambrell Russell on 10/30/2023

On October 27, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a long-awaited final rule on the criteria for establishing joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). This rule becomes...more

The National Labor Relations Board Issues Expansive Joint Employer Rule

Roetzel & Andress on 10/30/2023

Do you use a staffing agency to provide workers for your day-to-day operations? Are you a franchisor that licenses your trademark and business model to franchisees? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions,...more

Spa Corporate Officials Taken into Custody for Refusal to Comply with NLRB and Court Orders

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 10/11/2023

In a recent and highly unusual turn of events, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Seventh Circuit) has ordered U.S. Marshals to take corporate officials of Haven Salon + Spa (Haven) into custody for...more

SuperVision - Labor & Employment Insights, Issue 3, October 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/3/2023

New Business Reporting Obligations for Employers: Beneficial Ownership Information Under the Corporate Transparency Act - Effective January 1, 2024, most legal entities incorporated, organized, or registered to do business...more

Return to the Group of 1: NLRB Broadens Protections for 'Solo' Complaints

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 9/1/2023

Continuing what otherwise has been a very busy week for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board), the Board on Thursday significantly broadened the circumstances under which an employee's solo complaint could be...more

Hawaii Wildfires: The Need for Disaster Preparedness...Just in Time for Peak Hurricane Season

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/23/2023

The Hawaiian island of Maui has been ravaged by unprecedented and quickly moving wildfires, which have taken a particular toll on hospitality employers. As the U.S. enters peak hurricane season, the Hawaiian and Canadian...more

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