by Girish Anand | May 25, 2010 | Federal Labor Law, OSHA
Saying that many of the methods used by American industry to prevent slips, trips and falls are outmoded, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today (May 25, 2010) is publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register to...
by Girish Anand | May 24, 2010 | OSHA
Following a blistering critique of the Nevada OSH program in 2009, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is opening a Nevada branch rather than shutting down Nevada’s own operation. However, one might now reasonably expect much closer...
by Girish Anand | May 21, 2010 | Federal Labor Law
On May 20, 2010, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a Final Rule in the Federal Register expanding the list of hazardous occupations (HOs) prohibited to youths 14 to 17 years of age. The rule builds on and amends the nonagricultural occupational standards for...
by Girish Anand | May 18, 2010 | EEOC, Federal Labor Law
Under terms of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), employment decisions cannot be based on a person’s genetic information or family history of genetic markers in disease and disability. The law went into effect Nov. 21, 2009, and already...
by Girish Anand | May 14, 2010 | Health Care Reform, OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), headed by David Michaels, is flexing its muscles all around, increasing fines, adding field inspectors, and now strengthening its whistleblower program by adding 25 agents to the 87 it already has. In making...