Adele L. Abrams, Esq., CMSP
Maryland OSHA Proposes Heat Stress Rule
On October 7, 2022, the Maryland Department of Labor proposed adoption of a heat stress standard, to be enforced by the department’s...
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Michael Peelish, Esq.
- Oct 21
- 3 min
MSHA 3rd Quarter Stakeholder Meeting
As is normal, MSHA reviewed some of the fatal injuries that occurred between June 28th and October 20th which totaled ten (10) at all...
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Michael Peelish, Esq.
- Oct 20
- 2 min
ANSI/ASSP Changes to SRDs are Effective for Manufacturers February 1, 2023
During a recent meeting of fall protection device experts that was sponsored by the Washington Metropolitan Area Construction Safety...
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Josh Schultz, Esq.
- Oct 17
- 2 min
Court of Appeals Upholds Flagrant Violation
In an August 22, 2022 decision, the United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit upheld a "flagrant" order against an iron ore...
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Gary Visscher, Esq.
- Oct 17
- 3 min
Court of Appeals Reverses OSHRC in Important Case for Material Storage and Distribution Centers
At issue in the case, Secretary of Labor v. Walmart (2d Cir., Oct. 4, 2022) was the meaning and application of OSHA’s standard on Secured...
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Gary Visscher, Esq.
- Oct 17
- 2 min
OSHA Stakeholder Meeting on PSM
On October 12, 2022 OSHA conducted a “virtual informal stakeholder meeting” to provide an update and receive public comments on its...
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Diana Schroeher, Esq.
- Oct 17
- 2 min
Department of Labor Publishes Proposed Rule on Contractor-Employee Misclassification
On October 13, 2022 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a Proposed Rule to modify the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) test used...
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Adele L. Abrams, Esq., CMSP
- Sep 15
- 2 min
OSHA Relaunches Beefed-Up Severe Violator Enforcement Program
OSHA has relaunched a revised Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP), building on its 2010 program that went dormant during the Trump...
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Diana Schroeher, Esq.
- Aug 31
- 3 min
EEOC Update
Recent EEOC Initiatives Federal Agencies: The EEOC issued a report on July 27, 2022 detailing compliance with the 2020 law (Elijah E....
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Gary Visscher, Esq.
- Aug 31
- 4 min
Commission Finds Failure to Inspect Bolts Is a Hazard under General Duty Clause
The elements of a general duty clause violation are well established: (1) a condition or activity in the workplace presented a hazard;...
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Josh Schultz, Esq.
- Aug 26
- 2 min
CDC Updates COVID-19 Guidance
In an August 11, 2022 press release, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC") announced that the agency is "streamlining"...
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Adele L. Abrams, Esq., CMSP
- Aug 26
- 3 min
Will OSHA Regulate Monkeypox in the Workplace?
COVID-19 is not yet behind us, although many of the federal and state OSHA restrictions in public and in (non-healthcare) workplaces have...
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Adele L. Abrams, Esq., CMSP
- Aug 26
- 2 min
OSHA Updates Whistleblower Investigation Protocols
As prosecutions against employers for violating workers’ rights under the Occupational Safety & Health Act have ramped up, OSHA has...
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Adele L. Abrams, Esq., CMSP
- Aug 26
- 2 min
Warning: CBD Products May Have Heavy Metal Contaminants
CBD-infused products have proliferated in recent years, used by consumers legally in all 50 states in a variety of forms – pills,...
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Josh Schultz, Esq.
- Aug 25
- 2 min
OSHA Announces 'Weekend Work' Initiative Focused on Fall Protection at Construction Sites in West
The U.S. Department of Labor announced a new enforcement initiative in July targeting the construction industry on weekends in select...
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Adele L. Abrams, Esq., CMSP
- Aug 25
- 2 min
New NIOSH Temporary Worker Safety Toolkit
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), working with the NORA Services Sector Council, has released a toolkit...
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Gary Visscher, Esq.
- Aug 9
- 4 min
Crane Case Moves to Court of Appeals
To sustain a citation, OSHA must prove four elements: (1) the cited standard applies, (2) there was a failure to comply with the...
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Josh Schultz, Esq.
- Jun 24
- 2 min
Jury Awards $650,000 in OSHA Retaliation Case
A jury in a Massachusetts federal court found that a contracting company retaliated against an employee who reported an on-the-job...
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Josh Schultz, Esq.
- Jun 23
- 3 min
Impending Supreme Court Decision Will Impact Clean Air Act, Deference to Federal Agencies
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to announce a decision soon in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, a case which has...
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Adele L. Abrams, Esq., CMSP
- Jun 22
- 4 min
Spring Regulatory Agenda Blooms with Initiatives
It may be summer now, but the federal government published its “Spring 2022” Regulatory Agenda just before the Summer Solstice. It is...
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