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Protecting America’s Workers Act: An Update of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

By Natasha Wilson and Sumaya Ellard on Posted in OSHA

Senator Patty Murray (D. WA) and co-sponsor Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D. NH) recently reintroduced the Protecting America’s Workers Act (“PAWA”).  PAWA is designed to expand the protections and enforcement scope of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”). PAWA increases OSHA protections to include state, county, municipal and U.S. government employees.  Moreover, PAWA increases whistleblower… Continue Reading

OSHA’s Flame-Resistant Clothing Memo Deemed ‘Improper Rulemaking’

By Natalia Ballinger on Posted in OSHA

On June 6, an Administrative Law Judge ruled that OSHA had engaged in “improper rulemaking” in issuing a memorandum requiring employers in the oil and gas drilling industry to provide and require their workers to use fire resistant/retardant clothing (FRC). For the time being, this decision is a victory for employers in the oil and gas industry.

OSHA Alert – February 1 Deadline for OSHA 300-A

By Michael G. Murphy on Posted in Litigation, OSHA

The OSHA Standard for Reporting and Recording Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, 29 C.F.R. § 1904, requires that certain employers track work related illnesses and injuries of their employees throughout the year, and post the summaries of those injuries from the previous year from February 1 to April 30. OSHA’s deadline for employers to post their annual summary of injuries and illnesses is February 1, 2012.