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#OSHANews - “The U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule clarifying the rights of employees to authorize a representative to accompany an Occupational Safety and Health Administration compliance officer during an inspection of their workplace. The Occupational Safety and Health Act gives the employer and employees the right to authorize a representative to accompany OSHA officials during a workplace inspection. The final rule clarifies that consistent with the law, workers may authorize another employee to serve as their representative or select a non-employee. For a non-employee representative to accompany the compliance officer in a workplace, they must be reasonably necessary to conduct an effective and thorough inspection” (Dept. of Labor). Learn more about the final rule here: https://lnkd.in/ew_ytqTh #WorkplaceNews #WorkplaceSafety #OSHA #HealthandSafety

🎉 Update for Employee Rights from the Department of Labor! On March 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor and the OSHA published a final rule clarifying employee rights during OSHA inspections. Now, employees have the power to select a representative to join an Occupational Safety and Health Administration compliance officer on inspections of their workspace. The best part? Their choice isn't confined to coworkers; even outside experts are on the table, as long as they're pivotal for a detailed and effective inspection. For details of the final rule, click here:- https://lnkd.in/ew_ytqTh #OSHA #OSHAinspection

A little late in sharing our Law Flash regarding the new rule from the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that affords unions, labor activists, and other third parties access to private worksites during workplace inspections. But learn more at: https://bit.ly/3PVwT0t

On March 29, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule related to employee representation during workplace Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspections. Specifically, the final rule clarifies the previous regulation under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act). https://lnkd.in/gt8QTkdN #osha #employer #humanresources #employmentlaw #workplacesafety #safety #inspections

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a final rule that will reshape the future dynamic of Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspections. The rule aims to clarify (but instead expands) the rights of employees to authorize third-party representatives to accompany an OSHA compliance safety and health officer (#CSHO) during a workplace inspection. Jackson Lewis attorneys Ian Bogaty, Melanie Paul and Matthew Blasko discuss below. #EmploymentLaw

The U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule clarifying the rights of employees to authorize a representative to accompany an Occupational Safety and Health Administration compliance officer during an inspection of their workplace. The Occupational Safety and Health Act gives the employer and employees the right to authorize a representative to accompany OSHA officials during a workplace inspection. The final rule clarifies that, consistent with the law, workers may authorize another employee to serve as their representative or select a non-employee. For a non-employee representative to accompany the compliance officer in a workplace, they must be reasonably necessary to conduct an effective and thorough inspection. #safetyfirst #OSHAfinalrule #workplacerepresentation

OSHA published its final Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process rule on March 29. The rule permits the employer to authorize non-employee representatives to accompany OSHA inspectors during workplace inspections. The representative must be reasonably necessary (i.e., needed for the inspection) based on the representative’s experience, knowledge, or skills. The new regulation is, in part, a response to a 2017 court ruling that OSHA’s current rule, 29 CFR 1903.8(c), only allowed employees to serve as representatives. The rule goes into effect on May 31, 2024. Read the OSHA press release here: https://lnkd.in/ew_ytqTh #ehs #environmentalcompliance #OSHA #safety #safetycompliance

This new rule from the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provides unions, labor activists, and other third parties access to private worksites during workplace inspections. This Lawflash by Alana Genderson, Heather MacDougall, Esq. and CSP, John Ring, and Mathew McKenna explains this final "walkaround" rule. #laborlaw #osha #wearemorganlewis

In a Q&A with Manufacturing.net, Labor & Employment attorneys Christopher Nickels and Amanda Collins outlined a variety of factors employers need to consider related to the new Walkaround Rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. #EmploymentLaw #OSHA #WalkaroundRule https://lnkd.in/ebYkyjdr

The U.S. Department of Labor today published a final rule clarifying the rights of employees to authorize a representative to accompany an Occupational Safety and Health Administration compliance officer during an inspection of their workplace. The Occupational Safety and Health Act gives the employer and employees the right to authorize a representative to accompany OSHA officials during a workplace inspection. The final rule clarifies that, consistent with the law, workers may authorize another employee to serve as their representative or select a non-employee. For a non-employee representative to accompany the compliance officer in a workplace, they must be reasonably necessary to conduct an effective and thorough inspection. #OSHAinspectionrights #employeefreedomofchoice #workplaceinspections