Adam Roseman, shareholder in GT’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Practice, is quoted in Bloomberg Law’s June 12, 2024, article “Chemical Makers, Employers Brace for OSHA ‘HazCom’
Continue Reading Adam Roseman Quoted in Bloomberg Law About OSHA’s Hazard Communication StandardOSHA’s Updated Hazard Communication Standard: Chemical Awareness Is Key
On May 20, 2024, the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule updating its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (29 CFR 1910.1200). The final rule…
Continue Reading OSHA’s Updated Hazard Communication Standard: Chemical Awareness Is KeyHeat Warning: Summer and OSHA Both Could Scorch Less-Than-Careful Employers in 2024
It may be hard to believe that spring is here, meaning summer is just around the corner. That annual eventuality generally is welcome news for school children, baseball enthusiasts, and…
Continue Reading Heat Warning: Summer and OSHA Both Could Scorch Less-Than-Careful Employers in 20242024 OSHA Developments: Non-Compliance Gets Costlier; Employers Must Submit Detailed Injury, Illness Reporting Information
Effective Jan. 16, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)’s maximum penalty for Serious, Other-Than-Serious, and posting violations increased from $15,625 per violation to $16,131 per violation; the maximum…
Continue Reading 2024 OSHA Developments: Non-Compliance Gets Costlier; Employers Must Submit Detailed Injury, Illness Reporting InformationNon-Health Care California Employers Will Soon Need to Comply with Workplace Violence Prevention Requirements
With California SB 553’s July 1, 2024 implementation deadline only about nine months away, and given the increase in gun violence – and violence generally – in public places like grocery stores, places of worship, and movie theaters, CA employers should establish and implement a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan sooner than later. …
Continue Reading Non-Health Care California Employers Will Soon Need to Comply with Workplace Violence Prevention Requirements
Employers, Be-Ware(house)!
On July 13, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to prevent workplace hazards in warehouses, processing facilities, distribution centers, and high-risk retail…
Continue Reading Employers, Be-Ware(house)!Under-Whelmed by an ‘Under-Ride’ Hazard: 11th Circuit Vacates General Duty Clause Violation on Preemption Ground
On May 30, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit found that online pet retailer Chewy, Inc. was not liable under the Occupational Safety and Health Act…
Continue Reading Under-Whelmed by an ‘Under-Ride’ Hazard: 11th Circuit Vacates General Duty Clause Violation on Preemption GroundMay 9 | Greenberg Traurig’s Environmental, Health and Safety Webinar – Part One
Greenberg Traurig will host the first of a two-part Environmental, Health and Safety webinar series May 9, 2023. The COVID-19 pandemic, economic and logistical challenges, and a new administration…
Continue Reading May 9 | Greenberg Traurig’s Environmental, Health and Safety Webinar – Part OneDeath by One Thousand ‘Instances’: OSHA’s New Instance-by-Instance Penalty Policy
On Jan. 26, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a memorandum to Regional and Area Offices providing guidance when issuing Instance-By-Instance (IBI) citations for “high-gravity” serious violations…
Continue Reading Death by One Thousand ‘Instances’: OSHA’s New Instance-by-Instance Penalty PolicyNo Longer a Slap on the Wrist: OSHA Continues to Raise Its Maximum Penalty Amounts
On Jan. 12, 2023, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced another increase in the maximum civil monetary penalties for violations of federal Occupational Safety and Health standards…
Continue Reading No Longer a Slap on the Wrist: OSHA Continues to Raise Its Maximum Penalty Amounts