OSHA

Employment LawScene Alert: Sixth Circuit Selected to Hear Challenges to OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate

On Tuesday, November 16, 2021, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation held a lottery-style drawing to select which of…

3 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: Fifth Circuit Issues Strong Rebuke of OSHA’s Authority to Mandate Vaccinations in the Workplace–OSHA Suspends Efforts

On Friday, November 12, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a 22-page decision (linked here)…

3 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: OSHA Issues Details of Vaccine Mandate

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) released the Emergency Temporary Standard regarding COVID-19 Vaccination…

3 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: Workplace Safety is a Top Priority for the Biden Administration

In our series discussing the new workplace initiatives under the Biden Administration, we will first look at the Biden Administration’s…

4 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: What’s a Biden Presidency Going to Mean for Employers? An Overview

The labor and employment law policies and enforcement goals of the federal government rely largely on which party’s administration occupies…

4 years ago

OSHA New Anti-Retaliation Rules Goes Into Effect December 1, 2016

On November 28, 2016, a Texas federal district court denied a motion for an injunction to block the December 1,…

8 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: OSHA Delays Enforcement of Anti-Retaliation Provisions

On October 12, 2016, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) agreed to further delay the enforcement of the anti-retaliation…

8 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: Increased OSHA Penalties Now In Place

Last November, we alerted you (here) that, in August 2016, OSHA penalties would be increasing significantly. Those new maximum penalties…

8 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: New OSHA Anti-Retaliation Provision Requires Employers to Rethink Their Safety-Related Policies

Last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) finalized new record-keeping and reporting rules that require certain employers to…

9 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: OSHA Penalties to Dramatically Increase in 2016

In early November, President Obama signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. One item that should be of particular note…

9 years ago