As of today, OSHA's ETS for COVID-19 Vax/Test is partially in effect. It could still be stayed or invalidated by SCOTUS, but as of now...

In a December 16, 2021 Letter of Interpretation, OSHA clarified that loose-fitting powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) are a...

On December 17, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a decision lifting the stay of OSHA's Emergency Temporary...

On December 14, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued clarifying guidance on which “Long COVID” symptoms afford...

MSHA held its quarterly stakeholder meeting on December 14, 2021 and reported that there have been 37 fatalities year to date versus 29...

GOP opposition to OSHA’s emergency temporary standard for COVID-19 and other enforcement initiatives triggered responses from some...

Rule 8 (c) of the OSH Review Commission’s Rules of Procedure requires the parties in a case before the Commission to file documents...

On the latest edition of the Safety Justice League Podcast, Adele Abrams dropped in to discuss how reasonable suspicion for drug testing...

Attention federal contractors: a Georgia US district court judge has issued a nationwide injunction halting enforcement of Executive...

On October 27, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)...

MSHA held its Stakeholder meeting on September 29, 2021 with unfortunately more of the same news – too many fatalities. There were 12...

On September 27, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 606 ("SB 606") into law, granting CalOSHA new tools to enforce...

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued its findings on September 29, 2021 to the simple question: To what extent has OSHA protected...

On September 30, 2021, federal cannabis legalization took a giant step forward when the U.S. House Judiciary Committee advanced a...

On September 9, 2021, MSHA issued its proposed Powered Haulage Rule which will require mine operators with six or more miners to develop...

On September 9, 2021, the EEOC updated its COVID-19 guidance by recognizing that “long COVID” may now be a covered disability under the...

On Thursday, September 9th, President Biden released a COVID-19 Action Plan, which includes a requirement that companies with 100 or more...

In the midst of high August temperatures, CalOSHA issued a news release reminding employers of the requirements of their heat illness...

On August 10, 2021, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an order mandating COVID-19 vaccination certification requirements...

On July 29, 2021, the House of Representatives passed its FY 2022 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations package, on a party line vote of...