News & Analysis as of July 24, 2025

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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 -

Client Alert: OSHA’s Deregulatory Agenda Takes Shape

Jenner & Block on 7/3/2025

On July 1, 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published twenty-five proposed rules and one final rule taking actions that include limiting OSHA’s application of the General Duty Clause, removing...more

Future of OSHA Heat Safety Rule Uncertain Under Trump Administration

Saul Ewing LLP on 3/12/2025

In a flurry of executive orders starting at inauguration, the Trump White House has dramatically shifted administrative agencies’ operations, including those of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and its...more

Report From Day 2 of The 2025 ABA OSHA/MSHA Law Conference

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/7/2025

This week we are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting in Rancho Mirage, California. The meeting includes representatives from management, labor, and safety professionals, some who previously worked in...more

Lawmakers Raise Concerns About Deletion of OSHA Publications

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 2/21/2025

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is facing scrutiny over the alleged removal of numerous workplace safety documents from public access, particularly those containing words such as "diverse,"...more

Former Safety Director David Keeling Nominated to Lead OSHA

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/20/2025

On February 11, 2025, President Trump nominated David Keeling as Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, pending Senate confirmation. Keeling, with extensive experience in occupational safety, is expected to adopt a...more

Executive Order Halts OSHA Rulemaking

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 2/7/2025

A broad executive order issued in the first days of the Trump administration has indefinitely delayed a number of changes to safety standards proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration....more

Trump Administration’s ‘Regulatory Freeze Pending Review’ Pauses OSHA’s Rulemaking on Heat Illness and Emergency Response

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/5/2025

The second term of President Donald J. Trump started with a flurry of executive orders, presidential memoranda, and directives, some of which were signed on January 20, 2025, shortly after he took the oath of office....more