Business Organizations Sue OSHA Over Workplace Injury and Illness Reporting Rule

Seyfarth Synopsis: A lawsuit has been filed against OSHA challenging its May 2016 retaliation and recordkeeping rule.

We had blogged recently about the OSHA’s new rule on drug-testing, retaliation claims, and accident reporting. Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (Rule), 81 Fed. Reg. 29624 (May 12, 2016). In response to the Rule, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and others have brought a suit alleging that OSHA’s new rule goes too far. TEXO ABC/AGC, et al. v. Thomas, et al., No. 3:16-CV-1998 (N.D. TX July 8, 2016).

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