Legislative News

On April 23, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Department of the Treasury issued new guidance (see question #31) that puts Paycheck Pro...

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced an interim enforcement respons...

Essential businesses, as well as state and local government agencies and authorities, must procure, fashion or otherwise obtain face coverings and pro...

WASHINGTON, DC — Associated Builders and Contractors Vice President of Health, Safety, Environment and Workforce Development Greg Sizemore recently is...

On the front lines with Fisher Phillips by Kristin White and Chantell Foley The Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSH Act”) requires covered employ...

The U.S. Department of Labor released a temporary rule guiding how American workers and employers can use the new Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and th...

Source: EHS Today Temporary policy addresses enforcement discretion for companies Stefanie Valentic Mar 27, 2020 Companies encountering civil violatio...

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Labor recently announced small and midsize employer...

Source: Safety Law Matters By Avi Meyerstein on March 25, 2020 Posted in Enforcement updates, MSHA Now for a story that has nothing to do with viruses...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses in your state tha...

Below please find a model notice poster released by the United States Department of Labor notifying employees of their rights under the Families First...

For Immediate Release: 3/20/2020 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Guidance on essential services under the “New York State on Pause” executive order    On Fri...

Governor Cuomo has issued guidance on essential services and businesses under his “New York State on PAUSE” Executive Order, which requires non-essent...

WASHINGTON, DC – Following President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance...

Health and government officials are working together to maintain the safety, security, and health of the American people. Small businesses are encoura...

WASHINGTON, DC – A direct final rule revising safety standards for mining explosives has gone into effect, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety ...

Source: safetylawmatters by Avi Meyerstein on March 13, 2020 Posted in MSHA, OSHA All of us are being inundated by rapidly changing news and tons of a...

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) has taken steps to reform the self-insurance process f...

Agency revises National Emphasis Program to further target high-risk industries. Stefanie Valentic Feb 07, 2020 With OSHA’s respirable crystalline sil...

Source: EHS Today David Sparkman Jan 16, 2020 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is increasing its scrutiny of 3D printing emissions just as re...