Workplace Injury, Enforcement Guidance, Employer Liability Issues

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

OSHA COVID-19 Guidance Walks Back Prior Agency Positions

Morgan Lewis on 6/1/2020

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan on May 19 for enforcing OSHA’s requirements with respect to coronavirus (COVID-19) and a Revised Enforcement...more

Is OSHA knocking at your door more often? Here’s why.

Bricker Graydon LLP on 5/21/2020

The U.S. Department of Labor’s workplace safety office is stepping up its in-person inspections in areas where COVID-19 infections have decreased. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued new...more

Day One at the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter Meeting

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/5/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: Seyfarth Shaw’s OSHA/MSHA group is at the ABA’s Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter Meeting this week. Today, we heard some introductory remarks from the Solicitor of Labor, a panel who...more

OSHA Inspection Numbers Increased in FY 2019

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/9/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has just released the Agency’s enforcement and compliance inspection numbers, which show a “significant increase” over 2018....more

Don’t Forget That 12 Weeks Really Doesn’t Mean 12 Weeks

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/2/2014

I frequently receive calls from clients involving an employee who is about to use up all of his available medical leave (FMLA or otherwise), but who has little chance of returning to work anytime soon. Many times, the...more