Regulatory Oversight, Workplace Safety, Safety Standards

Nominee for OSHA Chief David Keeling Testifies Before Senate Committee, Outlines Workplace Safety Priorities and Workplace...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/11/2025

On Thursday, June 5, 2025, OSHA Nominee David Keeling testified that he plans to adopt a more cooperative, proactive approach and pursue a new workplace violence regulation....more

HHS and GSA Release New Guidance to Increase Naloxone Access in Federal Facilities

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 1/17/2024

On December 21, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the U.S. General Services Administration (“GSA”) announced the release of updated guidelines for safety stations in federal facilities....more

Department of Transportation Cautions Employers About CBD Use By Regulated Workers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/20/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: As we reported here, the CBD (cannabidiol) craze is sweeping the nation. By 2022, it is expected to be a $22 billion per year industry. That said, if a CBD product has a concentration of more than 0.3% of...more

E-911: New Proposed Federal Regulations Would Require Workplace Telephone Systems be Direct Dialing

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/10/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: The FCC has proposed new rules that would require employers to have compliant phones systems for 911 direct dialing....more

Cal/OSHA Drafts Rules For The Marijuana/Cannabis Industry And Heat Illness Prevention In Indoor Places Of Employment

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/9/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) recently held advisory meetings on the Agency’s draft rules for the Marijuana/Cannabis Industry and for the Heat Illness Prevention in...more

Textile factory safety claims proceed to arbitration under the Bangladesh Accord

Hogan Lovells on 10/26/2017

In a landmark ruling by an arbitration tribunal last month, claims against two global fashion brands under the 2013 Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (the “Bangladesh Accord“) were declared admissible and...more