OSHA

Reforming Occupational Enforcement

Reforming Occupational Enforcement

Scholar proposes a method of enforcing American worker-protection laws and curbing employer retaliation.

Making Workplaces Safer Through Machine Learning

Making Workplaces Safer Through Machine Learning

OSHA should use machine learning to improve the effectiveness of its regulatory inspections.

Hotter Days Making Harder Work

Hotter Days Making Harder Work

Scholars discuss how regulating heat exposure at work could protect workers as temperatures rise.

Are Most Federal Statutes Unconstitutional?

Are Most Federal Statutes Unconstitutional?

Recent appellate judge’s dissent charts a radical approach to the nondelegation doctrine.

Vaccine Mandates and Roads Not Taken

Vaccine Mandates and Roads Not Taken

Another regulatory approach to mandate vaccines could have withstood judicial scrutiny.

The Explosive Problem of Killer Dust

The Explosive Problem of Killer Dust

Despite ongoing fatalities, OSHA has no specific regulations in place for combustible dust hazards.

OSHA’s Role in Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic

OSHA’s Role in Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic

More information sharing and enforcement by OSHA and state agencies could better protect workers from COVID-19.

A Failure of Administrative Law in OSHA During the Pandemic

A Failure of Administrative Law in OSHA During the Pandemic

The hyper-deference courts provide to agencies has failed to protect workers from OSHA inaction amid COVID-19.

Creating a Right to Disconnect

Creating a Right to Disconnect

Scholar recommends regulatory protections that would limit electronic correspondence after the workday.

Can OSHA Regulation Rescue NFL Players?

Can OSHA Regulation Rescue NFL Players?

Scholars argue that OSHA could make the “workplace” for professional football players safer.

How Regulatory Agencies Undervalue Life

How Regulatory Agencies Undervalue Life

Agencies should boost penalties for fatal rule violations to match the value of a statistical life.

Cutting Through the Rhetoric of Cutting Red Tape

Cutting Through the Rhetoric of Cutting Red Tape

Regulatory counting paints a distorted picture of the costs and benefits of regulatory action.