July 2011

Click here to read this recent Jackson Lewis article on a new Connecticut law requiring health care employers to develop and implement plans, policies, and training programs to prevent and respond to workplace violence incidents.  Putting aside the issue of whether such a law is preempted by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, health

OSHA’s Spring 2011 Regulatory Agenda reiterates OSHA’s earlier commitment to initiate the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act process for its Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) rule in June of this year.  Now midway through July, it is unclear when OSHA will release to the public its initial regulatory approach to the IIPP rule.  The Agency’s oft-stated