by Girish Anand | May 26, 2011 | OSHA
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today announced the forthcoming release of a final rule that streamlines and simplifies standards while reducing employer burdens. The rule, which soon will be published in the...
by Girish Anand | Jan 7, 2011 | OSHA
OSHA chief David Michaels, during a Web chat earlier this week, stressed that creating new standards for workplace injury and illness programs was his agency’s highest regulatory priority. The revamped injury and illness program, yet to be formalized, is being...
by Girish Anand | Apr 23, 2010 | Random Musings
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), while legally bound to a fine structure with limits, is seeking to raise its average fine from the $1,000 range to the $3,000 to $4,000 range while awaiting higher fine approval from Congress. OSHA Director...
by Girish Anand | Apr 9, 2010 | OSHA
The Department of Labor (DOL) has released its strategic plan for 2010-2016 with the overall objective being "good jobs for everyone," in the words of Secretary Hilda Solis. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently held a Web chat to...
by Girish Anand | Dec 8, 2009 | Federal Labor Law, OSHA
The Department of Labor (DOL) has released its agenda for the coming year, and it has a few surprises to spring on American business. First (for discussion’s sake), the DOL wants each paycheck to come with a stub or explanation of hours worked, overtime paid and...
