By Greg Dillard and Austin Echols Baker Botts LLP As coastal temperatures continue to rise, many workers in the maritime industry are increasingly exposed to high-heat and high-humidity conditions, exacerbating… Read More
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
On January 26, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration formally withdrew its nationwide COVID-19 vaccine mandate after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on January 13 that Congress had not… Read More
After 21 months of the coronavirus pandemic, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) order to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus under… Read More
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited five contractors for safety and health violations after three contract employees were killed and two others critically injured… Read More
An administrative law judge of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has vacated penalties against Trinity Marine Products Inc. from inspections dating to 2015, saying regulators had failed to… Read More
This week’s issue contains a story about a good example of regulatory overreach. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was sharply admonished by one of its own administrative law… Read More
