Stephanie Angkadjaja

OSHA is proposing a rule that would shield “inherently risky professional activities” from General Duty Clause violations.

Effective October 31, 2026, the ban on distributing products containing phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1), or PIP (3:1), will have significant ramifications for manufacturing industries, such as fashion, electronics and aviation/aerospace.

California employers could soon face increased penalties for workplace safety violations that are “enterprise-wide” or “egregious.”

All California employers must identify and correct workplace violence hazards in a timely manner, provide effective training to employees, and respond to and log reports of workplace violence.

OSHA issued an unofficial version of a long-awaited proposed rule addressing heat injury and illness prevention. The official version has yet to be published in the Federal Register.

A new “Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment” regulation at 8 C.C.R. section 3396 is expected to be finalized and approved this year.

After May 31, 2024, employees can designate a non-employee to accompany OSHA compliance officers during worksite inspections.

Because Cal/OSHA significantly lowered the exposure thresholds that require an employer to comply with its lead regulations, more employers may fall within the ambit of the revised regulations.

As 2023 is swiftly coming to a close, certain employers should begin preparing for electronic submission of injury and illness information to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 2024.

Among the honorees are 8 Lawyers of the Year and 55 Ones to Watch

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) can now issue separate citations for each instance of an alleged high-gravity serious violation. OSHA is also encouraged to issue multiple violations instead of grouping them.

After numerous iterations and extensions of an emergency temporary standard, Cal/OSHA approved a non-emergency standard on December 15, 2022, set to take effect in January 2023.

After 12 years of litigation, coffee manufacturers, distributors, and retailers are one step closer to closing the door on Proposition 65 warnings on coffee.

185 Individuals Named, including Five Lawyers of the Year and 37 Ones to Watch

OSHA has been turning its attention to workplace safety hazards in warehouses and retail stores.

In a bid to encourage vaccination among the nation’s workers to protect unvaccinated people, OSHA’s new Emergency Temporary Standard calls for private-sector employers with more than 100 employees to mandate COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing.