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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... more +

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 -

Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your June To-Do List

Fisher Phillips on 5/30/2025

Here are the top items you should tackle in June, based on the latest workplace law developments and upcoming critical compliance dates...more

Microchips Aren’t Just For Pets: Tracking Employees And The EEOC Position On Wearable Technology

Dentons on 2/24/2025

In a popular television show, a parent is panicking because he can’t find his 17-year-old daughter. His best friend looks at him and says, “Well just check the chip, didn’t you chip her? Our dog got chipped before we even...more

Will Artificial Intelligence Tools Help Enhance Workplace Safety?

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 1/10/2025

Over the past several months, we have seen an increasing number of new artificial intelligence (AI) products aimed at increasing worker safety in the manufacturing context. Many of these products use real-time data to...more

Tackling the Privacy, Data Security, and Employment Issues Related to Returning to Work

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 7/7/2020

Coronavirus testing and screening procedures are central to many companies’ return-to-work plans. Because testing and screening data is often sensitive and may help to determine whether individuals are allowed to work,...more

Contact-Tracing Apps: A Delicate Balancing Act of Workplace Safety and Privacy Rights

King & Spalding on 6/16/2020

As the patchwork of state and local stay-at-home restrictions lighten, organizations are exploring safe return-to-work options, including the use of contact-tracing mobile apps for employees while on company premises. Such a...more

Scalia To Take Labor Department Reins: What Does It Mean For Employers?

Fisher Phillips on 7/22/2019

The news that President Trump selected Eugene Scalia to take over as Labor Secretary late last week caught some employers by surprise; after all, it was just a week ago that we were analyzing the track record of the...more

Executive Order Creating Steps for Regulatory Review and Reform Could Target Burdensome Employment Rules

Littler on 2/28/2017

On Friday, President Trump issued an executive order, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda ("the Order"), which calls for each federal agency to develop a regulatory reform task force to identify burdensome regulations for...more

President Trump’s “One In, Two Out” Executive Order Signals Regulatory and Employment Policy Shift

Burr & Forman on 2/8/2017

Amidst a first-week flurry of executive orders on trade, immigration, and construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at peeling back many Obama-era regulations. On...more

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