Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Regulators Escalate Focus on the Risks of Bank Relationships with Fintechs and Other Third Parties
DE Under 3: OFCCP Resurrects Proposal for Monthly CC-257 Employment Utilization Reports for Construction Contractors
DE Under 3: Updated EEOC COVID-19 Technical Assistance Guidance, Case Decision & Wage & Hour Division Proposed Rule
Digital Assets Regulation Framework: Commerce Solicits Public Comment
DE Under 3: EEOC & DOJ Technical Guidance for Employer’s AI Use; Upcoming EEOC Hearing; Event for Mental Health in the Workplace
Comment Deadline Approaching: Proposed Amendments Restricting Use of Prop 65 Short-Form Warnings
2BInformed: The Future of Fluoride in Drinking Water, the New TSCA Fees Rule, and the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 5
Recent Actions on Ag Biotech by EPA’s Emerging Technologies Branch
III-44- A Little Help From The DOL
[WEBINAR] Laying the Foundation for Maximizing Benefits Around Emerging Technologies
[WEBINAR] Fairly (or Unfairly?) Traceable: Are Discharges Through Groundwater Subject to the Clean Water Act?
Episode 014: Business Divorce Stories: Business Appraiser Tony Cotrupe and Attorney Jeff Eilender
OSHA just issued a heap of new proposed rules and took other agency actions as part of broader deregulatory efforts at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) – which are being called one of the most ambitious federal red tape...more
On July 1, 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) related to twenty-six current standards. ...more
On March 13, 2025, the New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (OHS Bureau) petitioned the state’s Environmental Improvement Board (EI Board) to adopt a proposed rule to address...more
New Mexico is the next state to propose a heat exposure rule for workers. The New Mexico Environment Department has proposed a rule aimed at preventing heat-related illnesses and injuries in the workplace....more
On January 14, 2025, just six days before the transition from the Biden Administration to the second Trump Administration, OSHA closed the books on collecting public comments on the agency’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more
On August 30, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a proposed new rule aimed at addressing the adverse effects of heat in the workplace. The proposed rule - titled Heat Injury and Illness...more
On August 30, 2024, OSHA formally published its heat safety standard for indoor and outdoor work in the Federal Register, starting a 120-day public comment period. As explained in our previous blog post, the new rule is...more
On August 30, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its long-anticipated proposed regulation requiring affected employers to plan for and address heat exposure risks in the workplace. The proposed...more
At long last and at the tail-end of what is on track to be the hottest summer on record, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its first proposed heat standard on August 30, 2024. OSHA's Notice of...more
As you may recall, way back on July 2nd, OSHA “revealed” an unofficial pre-publication version of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for a federal Indoor and Outdoor Heat Illness Prevention Rule. After a peculiar delay...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposed Emergency Response Standard is expected to have a significant impact on emergency service organizations (ESOs) and workplace emergency response employers...more
On February 5, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) related to the Fire Brigades standard, 29 C.F.R. 1910.156, and related standards. ...more
On Monday, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would replace the current patchwork of safety regulations covering firefighters and other first responders. OSHA...more
This series of articles is intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and how both influence...more
With the turn of the new year, your newly invigorated gym plans and salads every night are not the only changes from 2023. Federal and Ohio law are already making “New year, New me” changes. Some changes are here to stay...more
A recent proposed rulemaking from the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) seeks to make it easier for unions and other third parties to gain access to private worksites, creating steep consequences for...more
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business. Hot Mess in the House. It has been...more
Last week, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued proposed regulations that would allow a wide range of third-party representatives to accompany OSHA investigators during workplace investigations....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Labor has announced notice and comment rulemaking as it seeks to revise its regulations regarding who can be authorized by employees to act as their representative to accompany OSHA...more
On August 30, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a proposed rule that would change the scope of who would be allowed to participate in walkarounds conducted as part of OSHA inspections. ...more
On August 29, 2023, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a proposed rule that would resurrect an Obama-era policy that allowed employees to designate third-party representatives to accompany...more
Federal safety officials have just made good on one of their promises by issuing a proposed rule that would give a designated union representative the right to accompany an OSHA inspector during a facility walkaround —...more
It may seem obvious that for personal protective equipment to work, it must be properly fitted for the individual wearing it. However, last week the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a notice of...more
Federal workplace safety officials just announced they are seeking to revise the national Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standard for the construction industry to explicitly state that PPE must fit each affected employee...more