OSHA’s Walkaround Rule: What Does it Mean for Employers?

Join leaders from our workplace health and safety and our labor-management relations teams to learn more about the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process final rule. Our team will squarely address the rule’s conflict with labor law, including its disregard for the NLRA’s requirement that a union be selected by the majority of employees in an appropriate unit before being recognized as an “authorized representative.” Additionally, we will examine the implications the rule could have on OSHA inspections and provide considerations for employers as they prepare for the new rule.

The “Walkaround Rule” delivers on President Joseph Biden’s promise to be “the most pro-union president in American history.” Employers should start to prepare now for an increase in OSHA complaints and related inspections, should unions leverage this new tool in their organizing efforts. Our panel will discuss the practical options for businesses in responding to this rule and more.