The House Education and Workforce Committee has approved on party lines legislation to bar OSHA from finalizing the controversial Biden-era heat standard proposal, rejecting Democrats’ efforts to substitute legislation that would require OSHA to promulgate a heat standard similar to the proposed rule.

The federal judge deciding whether OSHA’s Biden-era walkaround rule should be vacated has agreed to make his ruling without holding oral argument after both OSHA and the broad coalition of employers challenging the rule asked for a decision based solely on already-completed written briefing.

Oklahoma has extended the deadline for its Department of Labor (ODOL) to issue workplace safety citations against public employers in certain circumstances, giving state officials more than six months to issue citations when an alleged violation arises from a fatality investigation or when third-party conduct caused the delay.

An OSHA policy interpretation letter from earlier this year on when injuries caused by an item brought from home is a workplace injury underscores key injury reporting principles, including that work needs only to be a causal factor and that if the injury happens at work, employers should assume the injury is recordable, attorneys say.

OSHA is renewing its push to dismiss litigation brought by a pair of Texas produce groups that are challenging the constitutionality of the OSH Act, arguing the plaintiffs lack standing, the court lacks jurisdiction, and the suit is flawed on the merits and was filed decades too late.

A Nevada legislative panel is delaying action on an administrative proposal to make the state’s OSHA penalty amounts match a 2025 change in federal policy that expanded the universe of employers eligible for penalty reductions after two Democratic lawmakers raised concerns about the proposal.

A Nevada legislative panel is delaying action on an administrative proposal to make the state’s OSHA penalty amounts match a 2025 change in federal policy that expanded the universe of employers eligible for penalty reductions after two Democratic lawmakers raised concerns about the proposal.

California worker safety and immigrant advocacy groups are touting a settlement between California OSHA (Cal/OSHA) and the GEO Group, a firm that runs private prisons and detainee centers, that includes a $104,510 fine against the company for violating a host of safety and other rules applying to detainees who worked at the facilities.

OSHA is “highly unlikely” to finalize a national heat illness standard before the end of the Trump administration, despite its October 2027 goal, a former agency official says, noting OSHA’s plan to significantly revise the Biden-era proposal and seek additional comment even though the standards office has had large staffing cuts.

OSHA is “highly unlikely” to finalize a national heat illness standard before the end of the Trump administration, despite its October 2027 goal, a former agency official says, noting OSHA’s plan to significantly revise the Biden-era proposal and seek additional comment even though the standards office has had large staffing cuts.