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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 -

Safe Staffing Levels? OSHA and Legal Liabilities

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/2/2025

OSHA duty officers around the country routinely field complaints from employees and labor unions alleging workplaces are understaffed and unsafe. ...more

Understanding the Limits of Employer Liability Under North Carolina’s Woodson Exception

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 7/2/2025

The exclusivity provision of the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act (the “Act”) normally prevents an employee from suing his employer in civil court for work injuries. The employee is normally relegated to filing a...more

Your Employee Lawyered Up. Now What? Best Practices for Contractors Following a Worksite Injury

Hendershot Cowart P.C. on 3/17/2025

When a workplace injury occurs at your construction site, the actions you take in the immediate aftermath can significantly impact potential legal consequences, insurance claims, and your business's financial health....more

The Site Report - Construction Law Insights, Issue 10, October 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/1/2024

Welcome to our 10th issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In this edition, we cover a wide variety of topics of interest for those in the construction industry—from the use of...more

OSHA Isn’t the Only Sheriff in Town After a Workplace Injury

Bricker Graydon LLP on 10/10/2024

Ohio employers have a duty to provide their employees with a workplace that is free from known dangers that could harm employees. Unfortunately, injuries can and do happen, even in safe workplaces....more

SuperVision - Labor and Employment Law Insights, Issue 3, September 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/2/2024

Welcome to the fall issue of SuperVision, our labor and employment e-newsletter. In this edition, we cover the current status of the FTC’s attempts to ban noncompetes, OSHA’s proposed heat standard, how to handle political...more

Implications of Job Growth on Workers’ Compensation Claims

Chartwell Law on 7/18/2024

The U.S. Labor Department reported in May 2024 that 272,000 new jobs were added to the labor force. This significant increase naturally leads to a rise in workers’ compensation premiums due to higher wages and an increase in...more

North Carolina Appellate Court Finds Exception to Workers' Comp Exclusivity Based on Alleged Willful Conduct

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 4/7/2023

Workers’ Compensation law is a double-edged sword. While employers cannot avoid Comp liability based on the employee’s negligent behavior, the injured employee cannot sue the employer outside of the Comp system for damages...more

Pour Decisions: The Intoxication Defense

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 1/13/2023

What Is the Intoxication Defense? For instances where intoxication/impairment may be suspected, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-12 provides a complete defense against a claim for workers’ compensation where the injury and/or death...more

[Webinar] Leave Compliance Alphabet Soup: ADA/FMLA/WC - February 23rd, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

FordHarrison on 2/11/2022

Join FordHarrison St. Louis attorneys Karen Milner and Roy Smith as they discuss employer notice requirements and substantive obligations under the FMLA, ADA and worker’s compensation. Topics to be covered include: -...more

SuperVision - Labor and Employment Law Insights, Issue 4, 2021

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/3/2021

Welcome to our final issue of the 2021 edition of SuperVision. Our attorneys have examined trending topics, discussed recent legal developments, and answered frequently asked questions. These are some of the issues we believe...more

A New Trend in Workers’ Compensation Shoulder Cases

Dentons on 10/21/2021

After the 2017 Amendments to Iowa Code Chapter 85 provided that shoulder injuries were to be compensated functionally as scheduled member injuries, instead of industrially as whole body injuries, claimants have been looking...more

Reducing workers’ compensation and OSHA liability during COVID-19 and beyond

Bricker Graydon LLP on 10/5/2021

As the world navigates work-from-home opportunities in the post-COVID era, health care companies are considering their options too. This article provides a practical look into workers’ compensation and OSHA considerations so...more

[Webinar] Delta Deja Vu - What do we need to do now? - August 26th, 11:00 am CT

McGlinchey Stafford on 8/17/2021

The Delta variant of COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on businesses nationwide. Clients are contacting us daily with urgent questions as to how to deal with Delta and its impact on operations. As we ride the Delta wave, we...more

Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk Had a Heart Attack On Set. Are You Prepared for a Medical Emergency at Your Business?

FordHarrison on 8/11/2021

Updated: Aug 11, 2021 - Bob Odenkirk, one of my favorite actors who stars as morally challenged criminal defense attorney Saul Goodman on Better Call Saul, was rushed to the hospital last week after suffering a heart...more

[Webinar] Top 10 Employment Issues for California Employers Dealing with Remote Workers - July 29th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

CDF Labor Law LLP on 7/15/2021

COVID-19 ushered in a new paradigm of remote working. Although some companies had already embraced a remote workforce or some semblance of one, this work model is new for many employers. Most employers are still grappling...more

Need An HR Audit Checklist? Here You Go!

Amundsen Davis LLC on 6/16/2021

Employers of all sizes and industries, operating anywhere in the U.S., need to conduct HR Audits regularly. In 2021 and beyond, it is critical to carefully evaluate all aspects of how to properly and lawfully administer and...more

Employee’s spouse sues employer over COVID-19 infection

McAfee & Taft on 5/14/2021

In order to prepare for issues Oklahoma employers could face in the future, we monitor lawsuits filed in other states that present new, unique, or challenging claims for employers. Keeping track of national trends makes...more

Workers' Compensation/OSHA Claims Due to COVID-19

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti,... on 2/2/2021

Questions have persistently arisen as to whether an employer is responsible to pay workers’ compensation benefits to an employee who has been rendered disabled as a result of a COVID-19 diagnosis or, in the alternative, is...more

What Employers Need to Know About Vaccine Administration

BakerHostetler on 12/28/2020

BakerHostetler’s Labor and Employment Group Chair Amy Traub discusses considerations around vaccine administration for employers from the perspectives of employment law, employee safety and health, and labor-management...more

A Forklift Operator Walks into a Bar

Genova Burns LLC on 12/7/2020

On August 7, 2020, the New Jersey Appellate Division upheld the trial court’s dismissal of a negligence action filed by a leased warehouse worker against his employer for injuries sustained while on duty. In Hocutt v. Minda...more

Injuries At Voluntary Charitable Events: Recordable Under OSHA?

Cozen O'Connor on 12/2/2020

It is that time of year again where many businesses provide their employees with the opportunity to participate in various charitable events in the spirit of giving. Doing so may raise a number of employment-related issues...more

COVID-19 Vaccines: Considerations for US Employers

Morgan Lewis on 11/10/2020

As the world awaits a successful COVID-19 vaccine, employers are beginning to consider the implications a new vaccine will have on their workplaces. Although much remains speculative, employers can look to the regulation of...more

[Webinar] Reducing Workers' Compensation and OSHA Liability during COVID-19 and Beyond - October 27th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

Bricker Graydon LLP on 10/13/2020

Bricker & Eckler’s annual “Hot Topics” seminar is going virtual this year! This series provides human resources professionals and in-house attorneys with insight into ongoing and emerging labor and employment issues. We...more

[Webinar] CLE Institute - The New Rules of the Workplace: The Latest Occupational Health and Safety Regulations Concerning Working...

Williams Mullen on 9/17/2020

In this strange new world, employers must navigate how to bring employees back safely to the office and keep them healthy once they are there. This program will cover best practices including complying with OSHA as well as...more

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