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OSHA Slashes Penalties for Small Employers and Quick Fixers: What You Can Do to Benefit From Latest Change

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The U.S. Department of Labor just overhauled OSHA’s penalty guidelines to give small employers and safety-conscious businesses a financial break. Effective immediately, the new policy: - significantly increases penalty...more

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Federal Court Ruling in Texas Challenges OSHA’s Administrative Law Judge System

In May 2023, in the wake of a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States that U.S. district courts have jurisdiction to consider structural constitutional claims against administrative agencies, we predicted that the...more

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Beltway Buzz - September 2021 #4

Congressional Update, Part I: Budget Brinksmanship. This time next week, we could be in the middle of a government shutdown. Always the masters of brinksmanship, our congressional legislators still do not have a deal to...more

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The First 100 Days of the Biden Administration: Labor and Employment Activity (UPDATED)

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Each week during the first 100 days of the new administration, we will provide a recap of significant initiatives and events that will impact employers.  In week nine, the Biden administration’s labor and employment...more

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The Department of Labor Establishes New Whistleblower Protocols

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On February 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will oversee worker retaliation complaints filed under the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act...more

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Beltway Buzz - January 2020 #3

Where is Everybody? Perhaps due to the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, it’s been a relatively quiet week in the labor and employment arena in Washington, D.C. President Trump and U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene...more

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