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OSHA Provides Penalty Relief, Particularly to Small Businesses

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Employers with workplace safety and health violations have more ways to reduce their penalties following the U.S. Department of Labor’s July 14, 2025 revision to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Field...more

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OSHA Issues Updated Penalty and Debt Collection Guidelines to Support Small Businesses and Encourage Prompt Hazard Abatement

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On July 14, 2025, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued significant updates to its penalty and debt collection guidelines, aimed at reducing burdens on small businesses and incentivizing swift...more

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Kentucky Amends Occupational Safety and Health Act, Proposes Implementing Regulations

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New this summer, and effective June 27, 2025, are significant updates to Kentucky’s Occupational Safety and Health Act, which put Kentucky’s state plan program substantively in line with the U.S. Occupational Safety and...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: OSHA’s Deregulatory Agenda Takes Shape

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On July 1, 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published twenty-five proposed rules and one final rule taking actions that include limiting OSHA’s application of the General Duty Clause, removing...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Major Change in Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Scene Disturbance Law

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In a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment in April 2025, the Government of Alberta issued a Director Order that significantly altered the legal landscape concerning work site incident scene disturbances. In essence, we have...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

OSHA in 2025: Observations and Expectations

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The beginning of the second Trump administration has left employers asking myriad questions with respect to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Are there plans to eliminate OSHA? Will inspections and...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

OSHA in the Trump Administration

A number of our clients have requested that we predict what will come from OSHA under the Trump Administration. We confess that we have no inside knowledge, but we can make some predictions based on our experience over the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Top 10 Things Every Employer Should Know About OSHA

In the evolving landscape of workplace safety regulations, it is essential for construction employers to stay well-informed about the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) protocols and guidelines. Our...more

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OSHA Announces Requirement That Protective Equipment for Construction Employees Be Well-Fitting

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On December 12, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule updating its personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for construction workers. The new rule explicitly requires that...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 5, May 2024

Welcome to our fifth issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In our Ask the Attorney segment at the bottom of this e-newsletter, we tap Jonathan Deasy, Senior Attorney in our...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

OSHA Moves to Clarify Construction PPE Standard

On July 20, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify the personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for the construction industry....more

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OSHA Proposes to Rescind Major Portions of its Electronic Reporting Rule

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On Monday, July 30, 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a proposed rule to abolish much of the existing electronic reporting obligations for establishments with 250 or more employees....more

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Roller Coaster Rulemaking: OSHA Publishes Proposed Rule To Reduce Injury And Illness Electronic Reporting Requirements

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Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA today published a proposed rule to amend the injury and illness recordkeeping rules by rescinding the requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information...more

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