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Michael T. Taylor

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Work Department

Labor & Employment

Position

Shareholder

Career

Michael T. Taylor is Chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice’s OSHA group. He focuses his practice on the representation of employers in a variety of industries regarding Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) matters across the country. Over the last sixteen years, Michael has defended scores of employers during enforcement litigation before federal OSHA, Cal-OSHA, SC-OSHA, WA-DOSH, as well as other state plan states. Many of these representations have involved a significant injury, fatality, or catastrophic event in the workplace. Michael also provides OSHA compliance counseling, OSHA inspection counseling, OSHA whistleblower representation, and OSHA due diligence reviews for clients. Michael has wide-ranging experience in the OSHA world, including his prior public service as General Counsel to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, the federal agency in charge of the trials and appeals of workplace safety and health disputes between federal OSHA and the regulated community. 

Concentrations
Energy & natural resources
OSHA
Process safety management

Capabilities
Labor & Employment
OSHA
Workforce Compliance & Regulatory Enforcement
Energy & Natural Resources

Admission to Practice
District of Columbia
‡ Admitted in the District of Columbia. Not admitted in Virginia. Practice in Virginia limited to federal OSHA and proceedings before federal agencies.

Languages

English

Education

• LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center
• J.D., Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School
• B.S., Eastern Kentucky University