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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 -

Employee quits but tries to take it back: Can she do that?

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 9/5/2025

A true story, somewhere. You are Dilbert, the head of Human Resources for a fictional company that is not perfect but still a pretty decent place to work. You have an employee, Dolores, who is more trouble than she’s...more

The Great Reopening: Considerations for Employers as Employees Begin to Travel and Return to the Office

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 5/25/2021

The COVID-19 global pandemic has been an unprecedented challenge for U.S. employers over the past 12+ months. Among other things, pandemic-containment policies and best practices limited business and personal travel. ...more

Beltway Buzz - June 2020 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/19/2020

SCOTUS: Title VII Protects LGBTQ and Transgender Employees. On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States released its historical decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, holding that discrimination against...more

OSHA Partially Rescinds Electronic Recordkeeping Rule

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 2/6/2019

On January 25, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued final regulations that roll back an Obama-era proposal that would have required large employers to submit extensive...more

OSHA Withdraws Fairfax Memo

Fisher Phillips on 5/1/2017

OSHA has provided notice, in the context of an on-going federal lawsuit, (National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Dougherty, N.D. Tex., No. 16-2568, 4/27/17), that it has rescinded the interpretation letter and...more

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