OSHA Turns Up the Heat on Enforcement With New Heat Hazard Emphasis Program

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has a new enforcement initiative that will target one of the agency’s top priorities: indoor and outdoor heat-related workplace hazards.

EEOC, DOJ Release Expectations on Employers’ Use of Technology, AI for Employment Decisions

For decades, employers have used technology to help decision-making, from hiring to performance bonuses. While seemingly taking human biases out of the equation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Justice have voiced concerns over potential disability discrimination from the use of technology.

OSHA Proposes Expanding Electronic Recordkeeping Rule to Add Smaller Employers

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published a proposed rule to restore and expand Obama-era requirements for high-hazard employers with at least 100 employees to submit their injury and illness forms electronically to the agency.

U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Roe and Casey: What This Decision Means for Employers

As many expected based on the draft opinion that was leaked months ago, the U.S. Supreme Court has held the U.S. Constitution does not protect the right to obtain an abortion.

U.S. Supreme Court Deals Blow to California’s Private Attorneys General Act

Bilateral arbitration agreements governed by the Federal Arbitration Act may require arbitration of California Private Attorneys General Act claims...

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