A senator is working to breathe new life into the decades-old Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act by reintroducing the Protecting America’s Workers Act (PAWA). Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have agreed to team up to investigate and enforce protections for workers who raise safety concerns ...

A bill to abolish the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been introduced in the House for the third time. The bill’s sponsor opposes federal efforts to regulate private workplace ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) has long protected employees who raise concerns about workplace health and safety. Indeed, Section 11(c) of the Act, codified at 29 U.S.C. § 660(c), ...

Every worker deserves a safe and healthy workplace. That principle is at the heart of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, which created OSHA and established the duty for employers to ...

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On March 29, the Department of Labor announced a final rule (the worker walkaround rule) clarifying the rights of employees to authorize a representative to accompany an OSHA compliance officer during ...

The appeals court joined other rulings in rejecting a contractor's claim that the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration violated the nondelegation provision of the Constitution ...

The fulfillment of the legal obligations of primary contractors to prevent industrial accidents is increasingly being used as grounds to recognize their duty to bargain with subcontractor unions, ...

Matt is chair of the firm’s OSHA and workplace disasters practice group and former chair of the labor and employment practice group. He has successfully handled hundreds of agency proceedings, ...