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OSHA Issues Guidance on Expanded “Walkaround Rule” That Potentially Allows Union Representatives in...
JD Supra· 17 hours agoApril 1, 2024, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its final rule re-interpreting ...
OSHA moves step closer to worker heat protection rule - Business Insurance
Business Insurance· 7 days agoThe U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday announced that it has moved...
NFL Guardian Caps Consistent With OSHA, Could Signal Things To Come
Forbes· 2 days agoThe NFL’s decision invites questions about the application of the Occupational Safety and Health ...
USPS to pay $141K after firing worker for reporting an injury, judge rules
HR Dive· 1 day agoThe U.S. Postal Service violated the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 when it fired a ...
U.S. Senator Susan Collins Questions Acting Secretary of Labor on Proposed Changes to Volunteer Fire...
Sierra Sun Times· 1 day agoSenator Susan Collins questioned Acting Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL) Julie Su on...
Deadly US Oil Blast Exposes Risks of Pushing Profits Over Safety
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 3 hours agoStranded on a metal platform, he and a colleague crouched low as black smoke engulfed them. “I...
JD Supra: Open Doors: Navigating OSHA’s New Walkaround Rule
JD Supra· 3 days agoThe new updates broadly allow non-employee representatives to accompany OSHA inspectors during on-site inspections of private workplaces. Since its implementation in 1970, the Occupational ...
Patrick J. Veters
The National Law Review· 5 days agoPatrick J. Veters is a Labor and Employment attorney at Jones Walker who focuses on OSHA compliance and litigation. Patrick frequently advises companies during on-si
New York lags behind setting worker protections for extreme heat
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 1 day agoThe bill, called the TEMP act, would require many employers to provide workers access to hydration, air conditioning, shade, and other protections during ...
'We matter': Labor laws are changing to protect nannies at work
Fast Company Magazine· 7 hours agoDomestic workers like those in Hidalgo’s class are excluded from many federal workplace protections...
