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Employees at a workplace without a collective bargaining agreement may designate a person affiliated with a union to act as their "personal representative" for OSH Act purposes.

The DOL recently issued two proposals that could impact farm businesses. OSHA is accepting comments on an advanced proposed rulemaking for the federal standard for indoor and outdoor work settings.

Alabama joined other states in pushing back against federal workplace vaccine mandates. On November 5, 2021, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law Senate Bill 9 that ...

The IRS just released some new supplemental guidance on the COBRA premium subsidy in the American Rescue Plan Act ("ARP").

Now is the time employers must post a summary of work-related injuries and illnesses that occurred in 2016. The summary must be posted from February 1 through April 30. Failure to compile and post the summary is a violation of OSHA regulations and subjects the company to potentially significant monetary fines.

Erin McLaughlin, shareholder in the firm's Labor & Employment section is quoted in an Inc. article "Answers to Your 3 Top Questions About Face Masks in the Workplace.

At a recent national safety conference for the industry, the acting head of the OSHA remarked that the agency is focusing on the use of peracetic acid in the poultry industry.

The newly released OSHA rule will not be applied to workplaces subject to the federal contractor requirement or the CMS rule.

The FY 2024 budget request for OSHA is approximately $738.7 million, an increase of more than $106.3 million from FY 2023. The upcoming fiscal year begins Oct. 1. Released on March 9...

esterday the Senate voted to confirm Doug Parker to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

On Monday, President Obama signed into law a two-year bipartisan budget deal that has several implications for employers.

On April 27, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced the final steps the Commonwealth would take to fully reopen.

Seyfarth Synopsis: Join us on Thursday, September 13th for breakfast! As parents and children gear up for the inevitable fall return to school ("it's the most wonderful time of the year….")...

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has created new rules intended to protect hotel housekeepers.

Cal/OSHA, in a press release, noted that it recently issued citations to a food manufacturer and its temporary employment agency, with over $200,000 in proposed ...

On May 5, 2021, Cal/OSHA issued much-awaited FAQs which provide clarity on whether employers must continue to exclude fully vaccinated employees from the workplace...

On May 5, 2021, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal OSHA) updated its COVID-19 FAQ to provide guidance on California employers' obligation...