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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 -

Policy Week in Review – May 2025 #4

Littler on 5/30/2025

Chairs Walberg (R-MI) and Allen (R-GA) Seek Feedback to Reform the LMRDA - The House Committee on Education and Workforce Chair Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chair Rick...more

SuperVision - Labor and Employment Law Insights, Issue 1, March 2025

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/4/2025

Welcome to our first issue of SuperVision in 2025. In this edition, we cover the new presidential administration’s anticipated impact on employment agreements, the National Labor Relations Board, and workplace safety...more

Member of Congress Introduces Bill to Abolish Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/20/2025

U.S. Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) first introduced the “Nullify the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Act” or “NOSHA Act” in November 2021, legislation aimed at abolishing the Occupational Safety and Health...more

Beltway Buzz - January 2025 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/20/2025

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

Counting Down to the New Year: Ten “Need-to-Know” Labor and Employment Developments of 2024

Brooks Pierce on 12/24/2024

2024 was yet another active year in the labor and employment landscape. While 2025 and the new administration could bring any number of changes to workplace laws and enforcement, the timing and extent of such changes is...more

Employment Law Now VIII-155 - The Trump 2.0 Impact on Labor and Employment Law

Cozen O'Connor on 11/27/2024

For this Thanksgiving week episode, Michael Schmidt is joined by several Cozen O'Connor colleagues to discuss the likely impact of President Trump's second administration on such L&E issues as federal agency regulation and...more

July is Still the New January! Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s Mid-Year Legislative Report

Littler on 6/21/2024

Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report! As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more

Beltway Buzz - March 2024 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/25/2024

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. March (Shutdown) Madness. Finally! This...more

Beltway Buzz - February 2024 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/19/2024

Congress: House Departs With Funding Deadline on the Horizon. This week, the U.S. Senate passed a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan that did not include the immigration-related provisions the Buzz...more

SuperVision - Labor & Employment Insights, Issue 3, October 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/3/2023

New Business Reporting Obligations for Employers: Beneficial Ownership Information Under the Corporate Transparency Act - Effective January 1, 2024, most legal entities incorporated, organized, or registered to do business...more

Beltway Buzz - July 2023 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/17/2023

Congress Returns, Works on “Must Pass” Bills. Following their Fourth of July recess, members of the U.S. Congress returned to Washington, D.C., this week and turned their attention to several “must pass” pieces of...more

Beltway Buzz - June 2022 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/13/2022

Last week, in part one of our two-part Summer Forecast of labor and employment-related legislative and agency developments, the Buzz took a look at the U.S. Congress and what our legislators might have in store for employers...more

Beltway Buzz - December 2021 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/20/2021

Build Back Better...in 2022? Over the last several weeks, the Buzz has been monitoring congressional Democrats’ efforts to pass the Build Back Better Act, a $1.7 trillion social-spending package containing, among other...more

Beltway Buzz - October 2021 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/18/2021

Congressional Update: Debt Limit Crisis and Reconciliation Plans. Both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives were officially out this week, but the U.S. Congress still made some news....more

Beltway Buzz - May 2021 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/25/2021

The Biden Administration at 100 Days. President Joe Biden recently marked his 100th day in office, and labor and employment policy changes have been at the forefront of his administration’s agenda. The enactment of the...more

100 Days of the Biden Administration, Part II: Key Labor and Employment Policy Developments

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/21/2021

In its first 100 days in office, the Biden administration has advanced its policy priorities, many of which have involved repealing the policy accomplishments of the previous presidential administration. The Biden...more

Latest Developments from the Connecticut General Assembly: The Labor and Public Employees Committee Has Spoken (Part Three-Even...

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 5/6/2021

Our two prior blog posts, found here and here, covered the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee’s final flurry of activity of approving and advancing bills out of committee. In addition to the bills that...more

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Policy Week in Review – May 2025 #4

SuperVision - Labor and Employment Law Insights, Issue 1, March 2025

Member of Congress Introduces Bill to Abolish Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Beltway Buzz - January 2025 #2

Counting Down to the New Year: Ten “Need-to-Know” Labor and Employment Developments of 2024

Employment Law Now VIII-155 - The Trump 2.0 Impact on Labor and Employment Law

July is Still the New January! Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s Mid-Year Legislative Report

Beltway Buzz - March 2024 #4

Beltway Buzz - February 2024 #3

SuperVision - Labor & Employment Insights, Issue 3, October 2023

Beltway Buzz - July 2023 #2

Beltway Buzz - June 2022 #2

Beltway Buzz - December 2021 #3

Beltway Buzz - October 2021 #3

Beltway Buzz - May 2021 #3

100 Days of the Biden Administration, Part II: Key Labor and Employment Policy Developments

Latest Developments from the Connecticut General Assembly: The Labor and Public Employees Committee Has Spoken (Part Three-Even...

Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - May 2020 #2

Web Exclusive: January 2020: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Beltway Buzz - July 2019

Uncertainty Returns to the Employment Landscape in 2019

Top 50 Workplace Law Stories Of 2018

Beltway Buzz - September, 2018 #3

Web Exclusive: February 2018: The Top 15 Labor And Employment Law Stories

WPI Insider Briefing – A Taxing Year Races to the Finish Line

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