by oshalegal | Aug 10, 2026 | OSHA News
On July 21, 2026, the Fifth Circuit issued a significant decision in Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, concerning OSHA’s rule requiring employers to record certain work-related mental illnesses. The court concluded that OSHA...
by oshalegal | Jul 14, 2025 | Department of Labor, OSHA Citations, OSHA News
The U.S. Department of Labor has updated its penalty and guidance collection procedures in OSHA’s Field Operations Manual to increase prompt hazard abatement while minimizing the cost for small businesses. These new policies, outlined in the Penalties and Debt...
by oshalegal | Feb 12, 2025 | OSHA News
President Trump, according to a White House document sent to congressional staff and obtained by Bloomberg Law, plans on nominating David Keeling to head the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Keeling oversaw safety at both Amazon.com...
by oshalegal | Jan 15, 2025 | COVID-19, OSHA News
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that OSHA has terminated its COVID-19 healthcare rulemaking. Back in June of 2021, OSHA issued an Emergency Temporary Standard to reduce COVID-19 effects among workers in healthcare settings. This also served as a proposed rule...
by oshalegal | Jan 14, 2025 | OSHA News
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced changes to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration civil penalty adjusted to account for inflation in 2025. In 2015, Congress passed the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act to further...
by oshalegal | Dec 17, 2024 | Construction, OSHA News
OSHA has finalized a revision to the rule on proper fit for personal protective equipment (PPE). The final rule explicitly states that PPE must properly fit any construction worker who needs it. This change brings the construction industry in line with general...
