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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 -

DOL Seeks to Repeal Over 60 Workplace Regulations

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/30/2025

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has ambitious plans to repeal or rewrite over 60 regulations affecting workplaces across the country. Although the department did not specify which regulations will be targeted, two...more

OSHA Key Player in DOL Deregulation Wave: A Snapshot of Workplace Safety Initiatives and What Employers Should Do Next

Fisher Phillips on 7/16/2025

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

Wave of Deregulation Hits DOL: What Employers Need to Know About the 60+ Rules on the Chopping Block

Fisher Phillips on 7/9/2025

The U.S. Department of Labor just quietly launched one of the most sweeping deregulatory efforts in recent memory, advancing over 60 proposals that could reshape workplace rules across industries. From overtime and minimum...more

OSHA Slated to Deliver Proposed Workplace Violence Prevention Standard for Healthcare Industry in December 2024

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/1/2024

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is preparing to release a proposed standard on workplace violence prevention in healthcare settings in December 2024....more

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2023

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

Workplace Law Update: 22 Essential Items on Your August To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 8/7/2023

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from March 2022

Fisher Phillips on 4/7/2022

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

OSHA To Address Soaring Injury Rates at Healthcare Facilities

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/18/2022

Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that “U.S. healthcare workers experienced a staggering 249 percent increase in injury and illness rates in 2020, based on employer-reported data, as they...more

The Top 14 Workplace Law Stories from January 2022

Fisher Phillips on 2/2/2022

COVID-19 ETS Requiring Vaccination or Weekly Testing Withdrawn

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/31/2022

On January 25, 2022, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced its withdrawal of the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) requiring vaccination or weekly testing. This action came...more

What’s next for OSHA and COVID vaccine mandates?

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 1/27/2022

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration officially withdrew its COVID-19 vaccination Emergency Temporary Standard, effective today. The government has also asked that the ETS litigation (NFIB v. U.S. Department...more

COVID-19 Policies and US Employers: Charting a Path Forward

Dentons on 1/24/2022

The legal landscape around COVID-19 policies and vaccine mandates in the workplace continues to shift under the feet of US employers. With the January 13 US Supreme Court ruling on the OSHA and CMS vaccine rules, and...more

U.S. Supreme Court Halts OSHA’s “Vaccine or Test” Mandate but Upholds CMS Vaccination Requirement for Healthcare Workers

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 1/21/2022

On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked OSHA’s “vaccine or test” Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) mandate in a split 6-3 decision. Without the ETS, employers are not required to mandate vaccinations, but...more

What's Next for Employers After the SCOTUS' Decisions on the OSHA ETS Mandate and the CMS Rule?

Saul Ewing LLP on 1/20/2022

What’s Next for Employers After SCOTUS’ Decisions on the OSHA ETS Mandate and the CMS Rule? On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstituted the stay of the federal vaccine or testing mandate, effectively killing...more

Supreme Court Brings Clarity to Federal Vax Mandates?

Venable LLP on 1/20/2022

Caption: On January 13, 2022, after hearing emergency oral arguments, the Supreme Court handed down decisions staying OSHA’s ETS and upholding the CMS Rule requiring healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated against...more

Supreme Court Re-Implements Stay of Vaccine Mandate for Employers, Upholds CMS Mandate

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL on 1/20/2022

Ever since the Sixth Circuit dissolved the injunction to OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which mandates employers with 100 employees or more to require employees be vaccinated or submit to weekly testing and wear...more

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare but Blocks Vaccine-Or-Test Rule for Large Private Businesses

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 1/19/2022

On January 13, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court prevented President Biden’s vaccination or testing mandate for large employers (issued as an OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)) from being enforced. The Court allowed the...more

Supreme Court Blocks Biden Vaccine Mandate for Large Businesses – Allows It for Certain Healthcare Workers

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 1/17/2022

On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decisions on the Biden vaccine mandates. Specifically, two mandates were at issue: (1) the mandate that all employers with over 100 employees...more

US Supreme Court Reinstates Stay of OSHA Vaccination Requirement for Employers With 100+ Employees

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 1/17/2022

On January 13, the US Supreme Court reinstated the stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard mandating that employers with 100+ employees require COVID-19 vaccination...more

U.S. Supreme Court Rules on OSHA and CMS Mandates

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP on 1/17/2022

On January 13th, the Supreme Court issued a ruling on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) 100+ employee vaccine mandate. A majority of the Court found that the applicants challenging the rule were...more

SCOTUS Blocks OSHA Vaccine and Testing Mandates, Leaves in Place Similar Requirements for Healthcare Workers Nationwide

Cole Schotz on 1/17/2022

The United States Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration‘s enforcement of a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask...more

Supreme Court Split Decision: Employer Vaccine-or-Test Rule Blocked; Health Care Vaccine Mandate Upheld

Bodman on 1/14/2022

On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court issued two decisions regarding requests to enjoin rules issued by federal agencies intended to increase vaccination rates....more

U.S. Supreme Court Stays Enforcement of OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccine-or-Test Mandate, while Upholding Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare...

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 1/14/2022

On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in which it ordered a stay on the enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) pending disposition...more

Supreme Court Stays CMS-Vaccine Injunctions: What’s Next for Health Care Providers

Butler Snow LLP on 1/14/2022

Jan. 19, 2022 - This article has been updated to reflect updated implementation dates in some states. On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court issued dual decisions impacting the CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)...more

The Final Word on Vaccine Mandates? Supreme Court Stays Vaccine Mandate for Businesses

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/14/2022

In an opinion stating that they believe that opponents of the OSHA ETS on Vaccinations and Testing will be successful in their challenge to that standard, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday reinstated federal court stays that...more

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