Showing 15 posts in Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

DOL Challenges Injury and Accident Reporting Policy Under OSHA’s Anti-Retaliation Rule

June 1, 2017 by Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

OSHA’s new anti-retaliation rule went into effect on December 1, 2016. The purpose of the new rule was to clarify what OSHA considered “the existing implicit requirement” that an employer work-related injury and illness policies be reasonable and not deter or discourage employees from reporting injuries. Since that time, employers and lawyers alike have waited to see what types of policies OSHA would target under the new rule. The Department of Labor’s recent complaint filed in the Eastern District of Wisconsin sheds some light on that question. More ›

OSHA Likely to Postpone Electronic Injury and Illness Reporting

May 22, 2017 by Aimee E. Delaney

OSHA has announced it intends to propose extending the July 1, 2017 deadline by which certain employers were scheduled to begin reporting workplace injuries and illnesses electronically, as required by OSHA's new rule.  This may not come as a surprise, as the electronic portal through which reporting is to be made has not been created.  Updates will be posted to OSHA's webpage, which you can find here, when available.  More ›

Who Invited You? OSHA Reverses Itself on Fairfax Memo

May 4, 2017 by Tom H. Luetkemeyer

OSHA recently announced it will no longer bring union representatives to inspections of non-unionized workplaces.  As a result, barring a designation by an employee (which I'll discuss further below), non-unionized employers no longer have reason to fear that an OSHA compliance officer will appear at the door accompanied by a union representative on an inspection or walk-around. More ›

Texas Court Declines to Enjoin OSHA's Anti-Retaliation Rules

November 30, 2016 by Aimee E. Delaney

In the last few weeks, federal courts in Texas have been the center of attention, deciding what rules and regulations of the current administration may fall to legal challenges asserted in the jurisdiction by collections of states, business, and trade associations, among others.  Texas courts have issued preliminary injunctions impacting the persuader rule, and most recently the DOL's new overtime rule.  More ›

Calling All Employers: Webinar Discussing OSHA's Final Rule on Reporting Workplace Injury and Illness Data

November 21, 2016 by Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Worried about what the new OSHA Final Rule means for your company? Don't worry – we've got you covered. If you are a business owner, in-house counsel, human resource policy decision-maker, employment and labor law specialist, or a front-line HR professional, you won't want to miss our webinar on Wednesday, December 7th at noon Central. Aimee Delaney and Elizabeth Odian will walk you through the revised OSHA regulations, their implications, and ways you can manage risk to your organization. More ›

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