In FY 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) received 3,243 Whistleblower complaints filed under various statutes’ anti-retaliation provisions. OSHA is charged with investigating alleged retaliation...more
By Order dated December 26, 2024, ALJ Brian Duncan vacated a general duty clause violation against a security company that provided security services to a mall. In the tragic shooting, a customer shot and killed two people...more
This series of articles is intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and how both influence...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Resources and laws supporting best practices to ensure commercial motor vehicle (“CMV”) driver safety include CDC guidance, the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (“STAA”), and OSHA’s Fatigue Rule. 49...more
Echoing his mantra of building back better, on May 5, 2021, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (NY HERO Act), which mandates extensive new workplace health and safety...more
On March 2, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order No. 34 (GA-34), rescinding most of his earlier executive orders related to COVID-19, including the statewide mask mandate and business occupancy...more