By James L. Curtis, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: The DOL has published its 2018 OSHA civil penalties.
We had blogged previously about the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2017 adjustments to the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for OSHA violations. The DOL has now finalized the 2018 inflation adjustments which will nudge
Continue Reading OSHA Civil Penalties Going Up Again – Adopts 2018 Maximums
By James L. Curtis, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a move that may be employer-friendly, President Trump has re-nominated Heather MacDougall to the OSHRC. MacDougall represents a Republican vote on cases appealed before the Commission.
Heather L. MacDougall has recently been re-nominated by President Trump to the Occupational Safety and Health Review
Continue Reading Heather MacDougall Re-Nominated as Chair of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
By James L. Curtis, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: The DOL has published its 2017 OSHA civil penalties.
We had blogged previously about the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2016 adjustments to the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for OSHA violations. The DOL has now finalized the 2017 inflation adjustments which will nudge
Continue Reading OSHA Civil Penalties Going Up Again – Adopts 2017 Maximums
By Andrew S. Boutros, Benjamin D. Briggs, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: Companies cannot go to prison, but their executives and managers can when they violate the OSHA laws. And, companies can face stiff fines and other business-disrupting (or ending) collateral consequences for conduct resulting in worker deaths. Make sure that your company’s safety programs and
Continue Reading Scrap Processor Sentenced on OSHA Criminal Violation Causing Death of Employee
By Andrew H. Perellis, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: EPA finalized its new per violation penalty rules that in some cases now increase by substantial amounts.
In a federal rulemaking published last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued interim final regulations adjusting the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for violations of
Continue Reading Maximum Civil Penalties for Violations of Environmental Statutes are now Significantly Higher After Inflation Adjustment
By Brent I. Clark, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA finalized a 78% increase to per violation penalties.
In a an interim final rulemaking published last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finalized amendments to adjust the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for OSHA violations. 81 Fed. Reg. 43430 (July 1, 2016).
Continue Reading FINAL UPDATE: OSHA Finalizes New Maximum Civil Penalties
By Brent I. Clark and Ilana R. Morady
Expedited Hearings
A hot topic today is developments in the law of California OSHA (Cal-OSHA). Panel members are discussing the new and controversial rule on expedited proceedings under 8 CCR 373. Under the expedited proceedings rule, cases are put on a fast track when abatement has been appealed or abatement has not
Continue Reading Update from the ABA OSHA Conference — Cal-OSHA Developments
By James L. Curtis and Patrick D. Joyce
As we mentioned in our previous blog, the bipartisan budget signed by President Obama on November 2, 2015 contains provisions that will allow OSHA to raise maximum penalties for the first time in 25 years.
The maximum initial “catch up adjustment” will be based on the difference between the October 2015
Continue Reading UPDATE – New OSHA Maximum Penalty Amounts Become More Clear – October, 2015 CPI Released
By James L. Curtis and Patrick D. Joyce
Employers beware! The new bipartisan budget, passed by both the House and the Senate and signed by President Obama on November 2, 2015, contains provisions that will raise OSHA penalties for the first time in 25 years.
The budget allows for an initial penalty “catch up adjustment,” which must be in
Continue Reading New Budget Deal to Significantly Increase OSHA Fines for the First Time in Twenty-Five Years
By James L. Curtis and Craig B. Simonsen
On International Workers’ Memorial Day, U.S. Senator Al Franken, the top Democratic Senator on the Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee, introduced legislation to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
The legislation would expand OSHA’s coverage to include public employees. The bill would also significantly increase penalties for OSHA citations, raising
Continue Reading Senator Al Franken Introduces Protecting America’s Workers Act