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Hendershot Cowart P.C.

OSHA's Controversial Walkaround Rule

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) introduced a new walkaround rule this year to clarify that, like employers, employees have the right to designate a non-employee third party to be their representative...more

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Beltway Buzz - May 2024 #4

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

Saul Ewing LLP

OSHA Revises Regulation to Permit Nonemployee Authorized Representatives on Site Inspections

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On March 29, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a final rule amending 29 C.F.R. § 1903.8(c), the regulation that governs whom employees may authorize to accompany an OSHA Compliance Safety...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

OSHA Finalizes Rule to Allow Union Reps to Take Part in Inspections

Last Friday, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued final rules changing the way the agency conducts safety and health inspections. Under the current rule, employees are allowed to have a union...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

The US Department of Labor Significantly Expands Employee Rights to Designate Third-Party Representatives During OSHA Workplace...

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In August 2023, the US Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule that became final last week, giving employees the ability to designate essentially any third-party as their “authorized representative” during OSHA...more

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After a Long Warm-Up, OSHA’s Proposed ‘Walkaround Rule’ Gets OIRA’s Final Approval to Run (in the Federal Register)

A yearslong saga seems to be coming to an end now that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) has completed its review of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) “walkaround rule,” 29...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

OSHA Rule Could Allow Union Representatives to Join Inspections – Even at Non-Unionized Worksites

The U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed revisions to the existing rules governing who can participate in OSHA's onsite workplace inspections. The purpose of these...more

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Beltway Buzz - September 2023

DOL Proposes Changes to Overtime Regulations. On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it would issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the regulations implementing the overtime provisions...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

DOL Proposes Allowing Union Representatives, Others to Participate in OSHA Inspections: What It Means

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend its regulations to allow employee-authorized third-party representatives to accompany Occupational Safety and Health Administration...more

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