OSHA Advisory Committee Raises Concerns Over Agency’s Respirator Standard Overhaul
As part of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s July 1, 2025 deregulatory efforts (read our client alert summarizing the actions here), the agency... Read more.
The Impacts of Climate Change on Worker Safety
While this year’s Earth Week theme of “our power, our planet” is centered around the renewable energy movement and combating climate change, attention should... Read more.
OSHA Announces Enforcement Stay for COVID-19 Recordkeeping and Reporting Obligations
On March 31, 2026, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a memorandum updating its enforcement policy for COVID-19 recording and reporting... Read more.
New EPCRA Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting Amendments Aim to Streamline Reporting Requirements
Last month, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) published a direct final rule that conforms Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know... Read more.
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,... Read more.
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... Read more.
The First 150 Days: Executive Orders and Public Land Development
After 150 days in office, President Trump has signed executive orders on a pace of more than one per day. An emerging priority of the administration is increasing... Read more.
How Geothermal and Hydropower are Positioned to Thrive in the Coming Years
This year’s Earth Week theme, “Our Power, Our Planet,” focuses on renewable energy, specifically “championing solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, and... Read more.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Regulatory Change to Ease Endangered Species Act Restrictions
On April 17, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed a rulemaking to rescind the definition of “harm” in... Read more.
California Sunsets Majority of Non-Emergency Workplace COVID-19 Requirements
California Sunsets Majority of Non-Emergency Workplace COVID-19 Requirements By Daniel Robertson When the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal/OSHA”)... Read more.