by Girish Anand | Aug 23, 2016 | DOL, OSHA
The Department of Labor (DOL) is launching a new pilot process in its Western region. The “Expedited Case Processing Pilot” allows a complainant covered by certain statutes to ask the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to cease its...
by Girish Anand | Aug 8, 2016 | DOL, MSHA, OSHA
The Department of Labor (DOL) is challenging inventors and entrepreneurs to help develop a technological solution to workplace noise exposure and related hearing loss. The DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health...
by Girish Anand | Jul 21, 2016 | OSHA
After several lawsuits were filed in Texas over the issue, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it is delaying enforcement of the anti-retaliation provisions in its new injury and illness tracking rule to conduct additional outreach and...
by Girish Anand | Jul 12, 2016 | OSHA
Federal courts in Texas have already been the scene of lawsuits against Obama administration initiatives regarding immigration, the “Persuader Rule” and transgender bathrooms, and now another group is seeking an injunction against the Occupational Safety...
by Girish Anand | May 11, 2016 | OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a final rule to modernize injury data collection in an effort to better inform workers, employers, the public and OSHA about workplace hazards. With this new rule, OSHA claims it is applying the insights...
by Girish Anand | May 2, 2016 | OSHA
April 30 fell on Saturday, so it’s now time that businesses can take down their workplace postings of the OSHA Form 300A, the summary of injuries and illnesses that must be displayed yearly from February through April 30. However, the summaries must be retained...
