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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 -

Common Questions in Evaluating a Whistleblower Complaint Filed with OSHA

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 7/21/2025

In FY 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) received 3,243 Whistleblower complaints filed under various statutes’ anti-retaliation provisions. OSHA is charged with investigating alleged retaliation...more

Report From Day 1 of The 2025 ABA OSHA/MSHA Law Conference

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/6/2025

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

OSH Law Primer, Part XI: Understanding and Contesting OSHA Citations: An Overview

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/12/2025

This is the eleventh installment in a series of articles intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 and the Occupational Safety and Health...more

Differing Opinions are Vital for the Safety Community.

Fisher Phillips on 1/8/2018

Most folks in the safety community know Jordan Barab, the former Obama era Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor at OSHA from 2009 to 2017. You can read Jordan’s take on OSHA, MSHA, safety and anything related to employees and...more

Employment Flash - September 2014

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/30/2014

In This Issue: - SEC Pays First Whistleblower Award to Audit and Compliance Professional - Supreme Court Allows Affordable Care Act Contraceptives Religious Exemption - EEOC Adopts New Pregnancy...more

OSHA Initiative Directs Untimely Whistleblowers To NLRB

Smith Anderson on 8/29/2014

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration recently has entered into a referral agreement with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) under which it will direct workers wanting to pursue time-barred retaliation claims...more

OSHA and the NLRB Offer Safety Whistleblower Plaintiffs a Second Bite of the Apple by Resurrecting Untimely Whistleblower Claims

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/29/2014

In our last Workplace Safety & Health blog post, we discussed proactive steps employers can take should the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) arrive with a union representative or community activist to...more

OSHA Increases its Whistleblowing Regulating Powers, Extending its Reach to Financial Institutions

Baker Donelson on 5/8/2014

While the Occupational Safety and Health Administration agency ("OSHA") may be more known for its worker safety programs, the agency also enforces the whistleblower provisions of the OSHA Act and twenty-one other statutes....more

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