By Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, Patrick D. Joyce, A. Scott Hecker, Daniel R. Birnbaum, Melissa A. Ortega and Taylor Iaculla
Seyfarth Synopsis: This week we are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The meeting includes representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Review
Continue Reading Report From Day 2 of The 2024 ABA OSHA/MSHA Law ConferenceBy Joshua M. Henderson, Ilana R. Morady, Brent I. Clark, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 9, 2018, the California Office of Administrative Law approved the new regulation that will require hotels and other lodging establishments (such as resorts and bed and breakfast inns) to implement new requirements to protect employees who perform housekeeping
Continue Reading California Hotel Workers Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Regulation to Take Effect July 1, 2018
Seyfarth Synopsis: This past week, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board approved a new regulation that will require hotels and other lodging establishments (such as resorts and bed and breakfast inns) to implement new requirements to protect employees who perform housekeeping tasks from any “musculoskeletal injury.”
This new regulation–“Hotel Housekeeping Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention”–is intended to
Continue Reading California Moves Closer to Regulating Hotels Toward Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention
By Brent I. Clark, Meagan Newman, and Ilana R. Morady
This week we are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting in Tucson, Arizona. The Agency, the Review Commission, and the Solicitor’s Office all have numerous representatives here. This morning, Tom Galassi, OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs (DEP) spoke about key issues in enforcement. Some of the
Continue Reading Straight from OSHA’s Mouth: Live from the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting
By James L. Curtis, Meagan Newman, and Craig B. Simonsen
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), together with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), recently proposed a new policy for addressing flight attendant workplace safety. While FAA aviation safety regulations ordinarily take precedence, the FAA is proposing that OSHA enforce certain occupational safety and health standards not currently
Continue Reading Draft OSHA Standards Policy for Aircraft Cabin Crewmembers