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Epstein Becker & Green

OSHA’s New Walkaround Rule Potentially Grants Union Representatives Access to Safety Investigations

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On Friday, March 29, 2024, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule, effective May 31, that permits non-employees to accompany and advise OSHA officials during workplace safety and...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

OSHA Finalizes ‘Walk around Rule’ Making it Easier for Union Representatives to Join Worksite Safety Inspections

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On April 1, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published its final rule – known informally as the “walk around rule” – which makes two changes to its Representatives of Employers and Employees...more

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Outsiders to be allowed in workplace for OSHA inspections

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When the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) decides to conduct an inspection of a workplace, the “walkaround rule” regulation currently permits employees to designate a representative to accompany the...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

OSHA Advisory: OSHA Drops Controversial Inspection Interpretation

Last week, OSHA rescinded a controversial 2013 interpretation letter that allowed union representatives – including organizers – to participate in OSHA inspections at non-union workplaces. Many employers and employer groups...more

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OSHA Rescinds Policy Allowing Union Access to Nonunionized Facilities

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On April 25, 2017, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) rescinded a four-year-old policy allowing unions to participate in OSHA safety and health inspections at nonunionized facilities. Under a...more

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OSHA Rights its Course: Only Authorized Union Agents and Employees Can Participate During OSHA Inspections

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Four years ago, in a letter of interpretation addressed to Steve Sallman of the United Steelworkers of America (the Sallman Letter), the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) changed more than 35 years...more

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Business Group Challenge to OSHA Interpretation Survives Motion to Dismiss and Leaves Serious Questions About Continued Viability...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In a victory for employers, a Texas federal court has refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging an OSHA interpretation under which non-employee union representatives were permitted to participate in OSHA...more

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