NLRA, Workplace Safety, OSHA

Beltway Buzz - October 2024 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/14/2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....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

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 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

NLRB and OSHA Enter Into Collaboration Agreement To Pursue Violations Implicating Both NLRA and OSH Act

Harris Beach PLLC on 11/3/2023

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have agreed to team up to investigate and enforce protections for workers who raise safety concerns and suffer retaliation as...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

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

SuperVision - Labor and Employment Law Insights, Issue 1, April 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/6/2023

Severance: Labor Board Prohibits Employers from Restricting Employee Speech in Severance Agreements - In the Apple TV+ show Severance, employees of Lumon Industries may agree to a "severance" program in which non-work...more

2022: The Year Ahead for Employers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 2/23/2022

In 2021, the workforce continued adapting to an evolving global pandemic, increasingly consequential social movements and a dramatic shift in employment policy ushered in by a change of leadership at the federal level. ...more

Top 10 Workplace Law Predictions for 2022

Fisher Phillips on 1/4/2022

Workplace law has changed dramatically over the past two years of the pandemic. Unfortunately, 2022 (or is it “2020 too”?) is shaping up to be another year full of new rules and regulations within this volatile area of law....more

The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from November 2021

Fisher Phillips on 12/3/2021

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Department of Labor’s ETS Will Trigger Employers’ Bargaining Obligations, Per NLRB General Counsel

Morgan Lewis on 11/16/2021

National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo issued a memorandum explaining her view of employers’ bargaining obligations in response to the US Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health...more

NLRB Issues Guidance for Employers Enforcing OSHA’s ETS on Vaccine Mandates

Gould + Ratner LLP on 11/15/2021

The Acting Associate General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently published a memorandum addressing the types of bargaining obligations under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) that may arise out...more

NLRB Says Employers Covered by OSHA ETS Have Options, Triggering Duty to Bargain

Epstein Becker & Green on 11/12/2021

Last week, as widely reported, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to Protect Workers from the COVID-19 (see full details in our...more

BREAKING: NLRB General Counsel Issues Memo on Bargaining Obligations Under OSHA’s Vaccination Requirements

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 11/11/2021

On November 10, 2021, General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum outlining bargaining obligations under OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from Coronavirus (“ETS”). Responding to Inquiries...more

SuperVision - Labor and Employment Law Insights, Issue 4, 2021

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/3/2021

Welcome to our final issue of the 2021 edition of SuperVision. Our attorneys have examined trending topics, discussed recent legal developments, and answered frequently asked questions. These are some of the issues we believe...more

The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from September 2021

Fisher Phillips on 10/6/2021