News & Analysis

WPI Co-Chair Ilyse Schuman interviews Ben Huggett and discusses the developments at OSHA and how they impact almost all areas of employment.

OSHA's new interim final rule will raise citation penalties for the first time in 25 years.

This Insight aims to provide a guide to employers on ways they can support their employees whose lives were touched by the recent mass-shooting in Orlando.

On June 1, 2016, the California Occupational Safety and Health Division issued a Statewide High Heat Advisory, reminding employers how they can protect their outdoor workers and comply with the Cal/OSHA Heat Illness Prevention Standard.

On June 8, 2016, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed comprehensive legislation to legalize certain uses of marijuana in Ohio for medical purposes.

OSHA recently published its final rule on electronic reporting of workplace injuries and illnesses. Under this new reporting standard, employer policies that request or require post- accident drug or alcohol testing will face new scrutiny by OSHA.

In keeping with Assistant Secretary of Labor Dr. David Michaels’ promise to “shame” employers into compliance, on May 12, 2016, OSHA published its final rule on electronic reporting of workplace injuries and illnesses.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf recently signed legislation authorizing the use of medical marijuana (the Medical Marijuana Act or MMA) in Pennsylvania.

As the healthcare landscape shifts, so do the risks and challenges healthcare industry employers face.

OSHA recently issued two rules implementing the whistleblower protections under the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 and the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act.