Fifth Circuit Limits OSHA’s Authority to Require Mental Illness Recordkeeping

Employers should take note of a recent Fifth Circuit decision limiting OSHA’s authority to require recording of work-related mental health conditions. The ruling has immediate significance for employers in Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana, and it may provide a roadmap for challenges to OSHA’s mental illness recordkeeping requirements in other jurisdictions.... By: Conn Maciel Carey LLP