It’s a fundamental right of every employee to be safe in the workplace, and workplace safety is closely monitored by the Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) — a branch of the U.S.

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 U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule that expands the rights of employees regarding representation during OSHA inspections. According to a release dated March 29, this ...

Despite contractors’ opposition, the U.S. Dept. of Labor published a final rule in the Federal Register April 1 concerning nonemployee representatives during workplace safety inspections. The rule, ...

A proposed rule from the U.S. Dept. of Labor to broaden its regulation about employee representation on workplace safety inspections has drawn widespread opposition from contractors. The change would ...

WASHINGTON — Nearly 300 federal safety inspectors will fan out to refineries across the country over the next two years, as part of a stepped up enforcement program prompted by the BP Texas City blast ...