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By James L. Curtis, Kay R. Bonza, and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis:  OSHA today published a proposed rule to amend the injury and illness recordkeeping rules by rescinding the requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Forms 300 and 301.  OSHA is amending provisions of the “Improve Tracking of …
Continue Reading Roller Coaster Rulemaking: OSHA Publishes Proposed Rule to Reduce Injury and Illness Electronic Reporting Requirements

By James L. Curtis, Patrick D. Joyce, and  Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA reminded specific employers on Monday that the deadline for electronically submitting their 2017 Form 300A data to OSHA is July 1, 2018.

Electronic submission of 2017 Form 300A data is due by July 1, 2018 for establishments with 250 or more employees that…
Continue Reading Reminder – Specific Employers are Required to Electronically Submit 2017 Injury and Illness Data by July 1

By Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, Benjamin D. Briggs, Mark A. Lies, II, Ilana R. Morady, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis:  OSHA’s has indicated in a news release that it “will continue accepting 2016 OSHA Form 300A data through the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) until midnight on December …
Continue Reading OSHA Accepting 2016 Electronically Submitted Injury, Illness Reports through December 31 AND Intends to Significantly Revise the Rule

By Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, Benjamin D. Briggs, Mark A. Lies, II, Ilana R. Morady, and Patrick D. Joyce,

Seyfarth Synopsis:  OSHA’s has indicated in a news release that it “intends to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to reconsider, revise, or remove portions” of the “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries …
Continue Reading OSHA Intends to “Reconsider, Revise, or Remove Portions” of Injury and Illness E-Reporting Rule Next Year

By Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, Benjamin D. Briggs, Mark A. Lies, II, Ilana R. Morady, and Patrick D. Joyce

Seyfarth Synopsis:  As most employers probably know by now, OSHA’s revised recordkeeping rule requires certain employers to electronically file injury and illness data with OSHA. Originally the reporting deadline was July 1, 2017. …
Continue Reading OSHA Extends E-Reporting Deadline to December 15, 2017

By James L. Curtis and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has proposed to delay the reporting compliance deadline, until December 1, 2017,  for certain employers to electronically file injury and illness data.

Under OSHA’s revised recordkeeping rules certain employers are required to electronically file injury and illness data with OSHA.  As we noted previously in our blog, the…
Continue Reading OSHA Delays Electronic Filing Date for Injury and Illness Records Until December 1, 2017

By James L. Curtis

iStock_000004162096LargeSeyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has announced that it will be proposing a delay to the July 1, 2017 deadline for certain employers to electronically file injury and illness data.

Under OSHA’s revised recordkeeping rules certain employers are required to electronically file injury and illness data with OSHA.  As we noted previously in our blog, the rule…
Continue Reading Breaking News: OSHA Proposes to Delay Electronic Submission of Injury and Illness Records

By Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen

iStock_000004162096LargeSeyfarth Synopsis: A Texas federal court won’t decide the legality of OSHA’s rule regarding the “Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” until after the July 1, 2017 deadline for employers to comply with the rule.

A Texas federal court won’t decide the…
Continue Reading Judge Continues Case Challenging OSHA Electronic Record-Keeping Rule – Employers Must Comply With July 1 Electronic Reporting Deadline

By Benjamin D. Briggs, Brent I. Clark, Mark A. Lies, II, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen

Construction Inspector 4Seyfarth Synopsis: Business organizations have once again brought suit against OSHA’s new electronic reporting and retaliation rule, arguing that the proposed online database violates employers’ First and Fifth Amendment rights and oversteps OSHA’s authority.

The National Association…
Continue Reading OSHA’s New Electronic Reporting and Anti-Retaliation Rule Challenged By Industry Groups in Oklahoma

By Benjamin D. Briggs, Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, Mark A. Lies, II, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen

Construction Inspector 4Seyfarth Synopsis: The Federal District Court has denied industry’s request to enjoin OSHA’s new rules on mandatory post-accident drug screenings and safety incentive programs, workplace retaliation, and requiring employers to post OSHA logs …
Continue Reading Court Denies Preliminary Injunction on New OSHA Rules on Drug-Testing, Retaliation Claims, and Accident Reporting