Oregon OSHA institutes program for comprehensive follow-up inspections based on an employer’s violation history, which necessitates employer care during inspections and negotiation of settlements....more
6/18/2025
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Government Agencies ,
New Legislation ,
Oregon ,
OSHA ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Safety Inspections ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workplace Safety
This week we are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting in Rancho Mirage, California. The meeting includes representatives from management, labor, and safety professionals, some who previously worked in...more
The State of Washington is proposing a new workplace safety rule that allows employees to designate a non-employee third-party representative—including unrelated union activists—during workplace safety inspections conducted...more
1/29/2025
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Employee Rights ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Final Rules ,
Fourth Amendment ,
OSHA ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Safety Inspections ,
State Labor Laws ,
Union Representatives ,
Unions ,
Washington ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court stayed enforcement of OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), pending further litigation in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...more
1/14/2022
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Lack of Authority ,
National Federation of Independent Business v Department of Labor and OSHA ,
OSHA ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing