Workplace Safety and Health Issues

Can I walk off the job if my employer won't fix a safety problem?

Do we have the right to walk off the job and refuse to work?

An Overview of Occupational Diseases Caused by Work Exposures

Understand whether you’re at risk of developing an occupational disease due to work exposures.

Workplace Violence: Understand and Avoid It

Facts about violence in the workplace and safety tips for employees.

Jobs With an Increased Risk of Occupational Disease

Find out whether your job puts you at risk for developing an occupational disease.

Assert Your Safety Rights Without Fear of Retaliation

The law prohibits your employer from retaliating against you forasserting your rights under workplace safety laws.

Dealing With Workplace Health and Safety Issues

Your OSHA rights if workplace conditions pose a health or safety hazard.

State and Local Health and Safety Laws

Many states and municipalities have laws that mandate a certain level of safety in the workplace.

Enforcing Your OSHA Rights

What to do if you're facing unsafe working conditions.

Employee Rights Under OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Act)

Learn about your right to a safe and healthy workplace.

Does my employer have to offer a smoking area?

Is this legal? Don't they have to accommodate my right to smoke?

Can an employer ban e-cigarettes in the workplace?

Does the law allow our employer to ban e-cigarettes just like all other smoking products, or are they in some special category?

Workplace Smoking Laws

Smoking used to be as accepted in the workplace as drinking coffee, but not any more.

How do I protect myself from secondhand smoke at work?

Is there anything I can do to limit or avoid exposure?