OSHA is urging the 4th Circuit to uphold a lower court’s dismissal of South Carolina’s challenge to the agency’s requirement that states match annual increases to federal minimum and maximum OSH Act penalties, arguing the state missed the deadline to file its suit.
November 15, 2026
OSHA has corrected “several inadvertent errors” in its 2024 hazard communication standard (HCS) that it identified following a previous technical amendment to the rule, including minor errors in the regulatory text as well as appendices to the standard.
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The 6th Circuit in an unpublished opinion has remanded to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) two contested items of an OSHA citation against a paper company after finding an administrative law judge (ALJ) failed to cite adequate evidence to support her conclusions that OSHA correctly issued the citations.
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The 6th Circuit in an unpublished opinion has remanded to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) two contested items of an OSHA citation against a paper company after finding an administrative law judge (ALJ) failed to cite adequate evidence to support her conclusions that OSHA correctly issued the citations.
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A panel of three 5th Circuit judges appeared skeptical during Jan. 8 oral argument of the Labor Department’s (DOL) position that OSHA properly cited ExxonMobil for violations of reporting requirements when the company failed to record the mental health diagnosis of an employee following a December 2021 explosion and fire.
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A panel of three 5th Circuit judges appeared skeptical during Jan. 8 oral argument of the Labor Department’s (DOL) position that OSHA properly cited ExxonMobil for violations of reporting requirements when the company failed to record the mental health diagnosis of an employee following a December 2021 explosion and fire.
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Congressional appropriators in newly released report language are directing EPA’s TSCA program to revise its standing memorandum of understanding (MOU) with OSHA to better clarify how the agencies coordinate on EPA’s workplace analyses and rules and for EPA to be more transparent in its TSCA new chemical reviews.
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California OSHA (Cal/OSHA) is advancing this year high-profile worker-protection rules that are drawing close scrutiny from employer and employee advocacy groups, including legislatively required measures to prevent workplace violence, heat illness and harms from wildfire smoke.
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A recent decision from an Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission administrative law judge (ALJ) that vacated citations against a company operating a marine terminal in North Carolina provides additional clarity on statute of limitations arguments, even though the citations were overturned on other grounds, legal experts say.
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A new survey conducted by the National Safety Council (NSC) has found a strong connection between Long COVID symptoms and workplace injuries, prompting the organization to outline ways of mitigating the risks associated with the condition that can increase harms to workers.
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