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OSHA Poised to Narrow General Duty Enforcement Mechanism as Part of Revamped Deregulation Push

In a July 2025 Notice of Proposed Rule Making, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) unveiled its plans to narrow its interpretation of numerous safety regulations....more

OSHA Releases Much-Anticipated Vaccine Mandate

On Nov. 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) finally released its much-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to increase the number of workers who have received a COVID-19 vaccine. OSHA...more

OSHA Announces New COVID-19 Guidance: What Is Recommended and What Is Not

On Aug. 13, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced new COVID-19 guidance. The guidance brings OSHA in line with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) July 27, 2021...more

OSHA's COVID-19 "Emergency Rule" Provides Almost No New Guidance

Background. On June 10, 2021, OSHA issued its long-awaited emergency temporary standard in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (COVID ETS). The long-awaited COVID ETS surprised many by only providing an actual rule for the...more

OSHRC Announces Meaningful Changes to Its Procedural Rules, Including Mandatory Electronic Filing and Elimination of Settlement...

For the first time in nearly 15 years, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission is set to adopt comprehensive revisions to the Rules of Procedure governing cases coming under its jurisdiction. The Review...more

OSHA to Begin Enforcement of Crystalline Silica Standard on June 23, 2018

On June 23, 2018, the Department of Labor will begin enforcing a new crystalline silica standard that was originally proposed on June 23, 2016. Construction employers have been required to comply with the crystalline silica...more

OSHA Announces Significant Increases in Civil Penalties, Marking First Time Maximum Fines for Violations Have Risen Since 1990

On November 2, 2015, President Barack Obama signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. Obscured within the lengthy bill is a provision that not only mandates a current increase in the penalties for violations of standards...more

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