July 2025

  • Recent OSHA Activity Provides Additional Mitigation Opportunities to Employers

    Recent actions by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may provide employers additional opportunities for penalty and enforcement relief. On July 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor updated OSHA penalty guidelines in actions described as designed to improve workplace safety. OSHA’s penalty guidelines are provided in Chapter 6 of its Field Operations Manual. Under… Continue reading

  • Client Alert: OSHA’s Deregulatory Agenda Takes Shape

    On July 1, 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published twenty-five proposed rules and one final rule taking actions that include limiting OSHA’s application of the General Duty Clause, removing respiratory protection medical requirements, and eliminating dozens of other regulatory requirements that the agency contends are outdated or duplicative. Many of these actions… Continue reading