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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Criminal Convictions After OSHA Inspection: What Employers Must Know to Avoid Jail Time

Fisher Phillips on 6/16/2025

A federal court of appeals just upheld the convictions of two workplace managers after an OSHA inspection quickly evolved into a criminal prosecution. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit offered a stark warning to...more

Frequently Asked Questions for Employers About OSHA (Updated for 2025)

Fisher Phillips on 3/12/2025

Even the most experienced employers are sure to have questions from time to time about the nation’s workplace safety agency – the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). That’s where we come in. The Fisher...more

Beltway Buzz - October 2024 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/28/2024

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

Frequently Asked Questions for Employers About OSHA (Updated for 2024)

Fisher Phillips on 2/15/2024

Third Circuit Limits Employee Private Right of Action Under OSH Act

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/9/2023

On January 31, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held in Doe v. Scalia that once the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has completed enforcement proceedings, an employee may not...more

Frequently Asked Questions for Employers About OSHA

Fisher Phillips on 11/15/2022

Three Noteworthy OSHA Cases from 2018

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/7/2019

The year 2018 saw the issuance of several noteworthy federal workplace safety and health decisions. Three of those decisions came in the cases of Secretary of Labor v. Angelica Textile Services, Inc.; United States v. Mar-Jac...more

Fifth Circuit Reverses Course after 37 Years; Holds OSHA Has Authority to Enforce Multi-Employer Citation Policy

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/18/2019

On November 26, 2018, the Fifth Circuit released its opinion in Acosta v. Hensel Phelps Construction Co., which held that despite prior rulings to the contrary, OSHA is authorized to issue citations against contractors for...more

Appeals Court Clamps Down On OSHA Investigations

Fisher Phillips on 10/18/2018

In a significant victory for employers, a federal appeals court recently limited OSHA’s ability to expand accident investigations beyond their original and intended scope. The 11th Circuit’s decision in United States v....more

Eleventh Circuit Limits OSHA’s Ability to Use OSHA Form 300 Logs to Obtain an Inspection Search Warrant

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/18/2018

On October 9, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a district court’s order quashing an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspection warrant. OSHA unsuccessfully...more

Working with Union Experts After an Accident: A Federal Appeals Court Sides with the Union’s Right to Inspect Over the Employer’s...

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/25/2015

A federal appellate court in the Midwest suggests that while unions do not have blanket approval to inspect an employer’s worksite, the union’s interest in safety generally will outweigh an employer’s interest in...more

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