News & Analysis

A WPI podcast on the numerous regulations and bills pending in California concerning workplace safety and health.

On March 12, 2019, Oklahoma Governor Stitt signed into law the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Protection Act.

A state appellate court held the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act did not provide a cause of action for an applicant whose conditional job offer was rescinded after he tested positive for marijuana during a mandatory pre-employment drug test.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published a final rule that increases civil monetary penalties the DOL assesses and enforces.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a final rule rescinding major portions of its electronic reporting rule.

On January 22, 2019, OSHA published FAQs to provide guidance to general industry employers on OSHA’s final rule regulating occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica in general industry.

The Superior Court of Delaware recently issued a decision confirming the state's protections for medical marijuana users.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has finalized its long-awaited approach to crane operator qualification and certification.

Can we create a blanket policy prohibiting all weapons anywhere on company property, including the parking lots?

Voters in Oakland, California recently approved a ballot measure imposing new minimum wages and employment standards for some hotel workers and authorizing the City to administratively enforce its employment standards through investigations and penalties.