By Robert G. Chadwick, Jr., Partner, Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP. Last year, OSHA cited a roofing contractor for willfully failing to provide fall protection to its employees. Instead of issuing one citation item with one proposed penalty, as is … Continue reading OSHA Raises Stakes for Repeat and Callous Violators

On April 21, 2022, the Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission (“OSHRC”) published its decision in Secretary of Labor v. JRD, LLC d/b/a Maslonka Powerline Services. The decision vacated an OSHA citation following two deaths at a construction site in … Continue reading OSHA Win Makes National News

By Robert G. Chadwick, Jr., Partner, Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP. On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced an emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) establishing new minimum COVID-19 vaccination, vaccination verification, face covering and testing mandates … Continue reading What Employers Need To Know About OSHA COVID-19 Mandates

By Robert G. Chadwick, Jr., Partner, Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP. On September 9, 2021, President Biden ordered the promulgation by OSHA of an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) applicable to employers with 100 or more employees. Under the ETS, covered … Continue reading OSHA Vaccination Mandate Faces Uncertain Future

By Robert G. Chadwick, Jr., Partner, Freeman Mathis Gary, LLP. On May 17, 2021, OSHA updated its website to add the following message: “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new guidance relating to recommended precautions for … Continue reading OSHA Defers To CDC For Fully Vaccinated Employees

On May 3, 2021, Bloomberg Law’s Daily Labor Report ® published an article entitled “Punching In: What Marty Walsh Didn’t Say About Gig-Worker Status.” This article includes insights by Robert Chadwick regarding OSHA’s new staffing initiatives. Continue reading Robert Chadwick’s OSHA Insights Quoted By Bloomberg Law

By Robert G. Chadwick, Jr., Partner, Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP. On March 12, 2021, OSHA launched a National Emphasis Program for the inspections of companies that put the largest number of workers at serious risk of contracting COVID-19. Amongst … Continue reading OSHA Prioritizes COVID-19 Inspections

By Robert G. Chadwick, Jr., Partner, Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP. As noted in a previous post on this blog, one of the strategies by OSHA under the Obama administration was public shaming of employers which received citations. This strategy included agency press … Continue reading OSHA Public Shaming Resumes Under Biden

By Robert G. Chadwick, Jr., Partner, Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP. In accordance with President Biden’s January 21, 2021 Executive Order, OSHA published new guidance on January 29, 2021 for mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. … Continue reading OSHA Issues New COVID-19 Guidance

By Robert G. Chadwick, Jr., Partner, Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP. On January 21, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order requiring OSHA to take swift action to reduce the risk that workers may contract COVID-19 in the workplace. The … Continue reading Biden’s Call To Action To OSHA on COVID-19