James Curtis

May 31, 2024 | jdsupra.com | James Curtis |Craig Simonsen |Adam Young

Seyfarth Synopsis: Numerous business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sued the Occupational Safety and Health Administration over the Agency’s new walkaround rule. The suit, Civil Action No. 24-271, was filed last week in federal court in the Western District of Texas, challenging the legality of the recent regulation that expanded workers’ rights to bring in outside representatives during OSHA safety and health inspections.

Mar 11, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Daniel Birnbaum |Brent Clark |James Curtis

Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week we attended the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The meeting includes representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Review Commission, the MSHA Review Commission, OSHA and MSHA Judges, and the Solicitor’s Office, as well as management, labor, and safety professionals.

Mar 8, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Daniel Birnbaum |Brent Clark |James Curtis

Seyfarth Synopsis: This week we are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The meeting includes representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Review Commission, the MSHA Review Commission, OSHA and MSHA Judges, and the Solicitor’s Office, as well as management, labor, and safety professionals. Day 2 started with a panel discussion on recent case law with significant impacts on workplace safety.

Mar 7, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Daniel Birnbaum |Brent Clark |James Curtis

Seyfarth Synopsis: This week we are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The meeting includes representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Review Commission, the MSHA Review Commission, OSHA and MSHA Judges, and the Solicitor’s Office, as well as management, labor, and safety professionals. Tuesday, March 5We are attending the ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Meeting this week in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Feb 27, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Daniel Birnbaum |James Curtis |Craig Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: As a new update this year, certain employes are required to submit OSHA Form 300, 301 and 300A online. OSHA recently offered a webinar on using it’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA) to submit this data. Effective January 1, 2024, OSHA now requires some employers to upload OSHA Form information to its Injury Tracking Application (ITA) by March 2 of the following calendar year (i.e., 2023 data). Employers must use the secure ITA website for injury and illness data submissions.