News & Analysis as of September 7, 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 -

OSHA Introduces Reduced Penalties for Small Businesses and Quick Fixers

Hendershot Cowart P.C. on 8/28/2025

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is giving small businesses a big break. On July 14, OSHA updated its guidance to reduce penalties for employers with 25 employees or fewer, employers who fix problems...more

OSHA Changes Penalty and Collection Policies

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 8/21/2025

Last month, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued updated guidance on penalty and debt collection procedures. According to OSHA, the policy revisions are intended to assist small businesses with...more

Recent OSHA Activity Provides Additional Mitigation Opportunities to Employers

Jenner & Block on 8/1/2025

Recent actions by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may provide employers additional opportunities for penalty and enforcement relief. On July 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor updated OSHA penalty...more

OSHA Announces New Enforcement Guidance: Application of Instance-By-Instance Penalty Adjustments

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/3/2023

OSHA Announces New Enforcement Guidance: Application of Instance-By-Instance Penalty Adjustments The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA’) announced in a January 26th news release new guidance for Regional...more

OSHA Enforcement Guidance Could Subject Employers to More Citations

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/3/2023

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) can now issue separate citations for each instance of an alleged high-gravity serious violation. OSHA is also encouraged to issue multiple violations instead of...more

[Webinar] Navigating the Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Legal and Practical Considerations for Federal Contractors...

Husch Blackwell LLP on 11/1/2021

Executive Order 14042 (Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors), the resulting guidance and the recent array of class deviation contract clauses create interesting and novel federal contract...more

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