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Bill Alert! US Senate Bill S 2948 - WORK to Save Lives Act Policy: Labor and Employment Full Details: https://lnkd.in/eBNKnxxg The WORK to Save Lives Act, also known as Bill 118 s 2948, is a piece of legislation currently being considered by the US Congress. The main goal of this bill is to improve workplace safety and prevent accidents that result in injury or death. The WORK to Save Lives Act includes several key provisions aimed at achieving this goal. One important aspect of the bill is the requirement for employers to implement safety training programs for their em...

A little late in sharing our Law Flash regarding the new rule from the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that affords unions, labor activists, and other third parties access to private worksites during workplace inspections. But learn more at: https://bit.ly/3PVwT0t

This new rule from the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provides unions, labor activists, and other third parties access to private worksites during workplace inspections. This Lawflash by Alana Genderson, Heather MacDougall, Esq. and CSP, John Ring, and Mathew McKenna explains this final "walkaround" rule. #laborlaw #osha #wearemorganlewis

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a final rule that will reshape the future dynamic of Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspections. The rule aims to clarify (but instead expands) the rights of employees to authorize third-party representatives to accompany an OSHA compliance safety and health officer (#CSHO) during a workplace inspection. Jackson Lewis attorneys Ian Bogaty, Melanie Paul and Matthew Blasko discuss below. #EmploymentLaw

On April 1, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the final version of its Worker Walkaround Rule, which outlines the rights of employees to authorize representatives to participate in OSHA’s inspections of the employees’ worksites. The new rule states that employees may either designate a fellow employee as their representative to accompany the OSHA inspector, or they may designate an outside third-party representative. In our latest blog, labor attorneys Joseph Richardson and Sam Datlof examine the benefits of this rule for workers in potentially hazardous worksites. #OSHA #WorkersRights #LaborLaw

In a Q&A with Manufacturing.net, Labor & Employment attorneys Christopher Nickels and Amanda Collins outlined a variety of factors employers need to consider related to the new Walkaround Rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. #EmploymentLaw #OSHA #WalkaroundRule https://lnkd.in/ebYkyjdr

MAU values safety very highly and we strive to incorporate it in everything we do. Check out some news from Department of Labor about the rights of employees during an OSHA inspection. According to Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker, "worker involvement in the inspection process is essential for thorough and effective inspections and making workplaces safer. The Occupational Safety and Health Act gives both employers and employees the opportunity to choose representation during an OSHA inspection, returns us to the fair, balanced approach Congress intended. This new rule goes into effect on May 31, 2024. #livesafety Check out the full article here: https://lnkd.in/efYsn7Qf

There were a number of amendments to the Work Health and Safety Act and Regulations effective this financial year, including the introduction of the Work Health a Safety (Industrial Manslaughter) Amendment Bill with substantial increases in penalties for an offence - $18M fines for companies, and individuals can face up to 20 years imprisonment. As the amendments will bring significant changes to WHS laws in South Australia, employers and businesses should commence a review of relevant policies and industrial management plans to ensure these are adapted to the timing of the changes, including with respect to rights of entry by WHS permit holders. https://lnkd.in/gqH7N4gy #worksafety #whs #workhealth #wellbeing #worklifebalance

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA are running a free webinar on the 30th of April regarding the Work Health and Safety transitions that took effect on the 31st of March 2024 along with a brief update on the upcoming Workers compensation laws. Link below for more details and how to secure your spot. https://lnkd.in/gJVz7z7U Michael Timpson #workhealthandsafety #westernaustralia

#Employers -- last Friday, #OSHA released its Worker Walk Around Final Rule, which would permit a non-employee representative to accompany a Compliance Safety and Health Officer during an employer inspection. Okay, so what? Here's what: this representative can include a labor union representative, even where the workers are not represented by a labor union. You might be wondering how this rule lines up with the National Labor Relations Act, which requires a showing of majority support (normally by secret ballot) before a union is allowed to represent employees. I'm not sure it does; at the very least, there's a real and significant tension between the rule and the Act. When coupled with the Constitutional issues that the rule seems to carry, particularly those relating to property rights, I'm not sure how this rule survives judicial review (which will surely follow in short order). For now, employers should refresh their teams on how to effectively and lawfully respond to a knock from an OSHA inspector. More to come. https://lnkd.in/gXimuyWy.