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ArticleCal OSHA Intends To Further Revise Its Recently Approved COVID-19 RegulationsOn June 9, 2021, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal OSHA) reversed a COVID-19 rule adopted last week, that, had it gone forward, would have permitted employees to forego...United StatesEmployment and HRFord Harrison LLP
ArticleCalifornia Employers Must Submit Form 300A Data On Federal Online Portal By July 1According to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), even though California has not adopted its own state rule on the matter, California employers ...United StatesEmployment and HROgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
ArticleJudge Rules That OSHA Can, FOR NOW, Start Enforcing Limits On Incentives And Drug TestingOn November 28th Texas US District Court Judge Sam Lindsay issued a 17 page Order denying employers groups a temporary injunction on OSHA's revisions...United StatesEmployment and HRFisher Phillips LLP
ArticleOSHA COVID-19 ETS Effective ImmediatelyOSHA's COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) has been published in the Federal Register, and becomes effective today. United StatesEmployment and HRBallard Spahr LLP
ArticleOSHA Increases Penalty Amounts For 2025On January 15, 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) increased the penalty amounts for violations in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act. United StatesEmployment and HRJones Walker LLP
ArticlePhilippe Weiss Interviewed On WGN Radio (10/05/2021)Philippe Weiss was interviewed October 5 on WGN Radio, "Wintrust Business Lunch." Weiss discussed what companies can do to make sure their employees are working safely ...United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticlePossible Changes To The EPA RMP RuleOn August 7, 2014, Arent Fox OSHA Group leader, Mark Dreux, and AcuTech Group, Inc. Technical Manager, Michael Hazzan, presented a webinar on the possible changes to the EPA RMP rule (40 CFR 68)United StatesEmployment and HRArentFox Schiff
Article"Ready, Set, Recover," Facility Safety ManagementThe article highlights the need for employers to implement clear roles, remote-work plans, and consistent communication to ensure resilience and compliance during natural disasters.United StatesEmployment and HRJones Walker LLP
ArticleResponsibility Of An Employer To Act Upon Threats From Or By An EmployeeConnie N. Bertram, Co-Chair of the Government Contractor Compliance Group, was quoted in an article in the Washington Post discussing the Navy Yard shootings. United StatesEmployment and HRProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleTop 10 In Law Blogs: Are You Ready For A Zombie Apocalypse?Christina A. Stoneburner's blog post, " Are You Ready for a Zombie Apocalypse?" originally posted in the firm's Employment Discrimination Report, was mentioned as one of the top postings for April 16, 2016.United StatesEmployment and HRFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleUPDATE: Withdrawal Of DOL Guidance On Compensability Of Time Spent Undergoing COVID-19 Health Screenings, Testing, And VaccinationsThe U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on January 24, 2022 removed, without explanation, from its website Fact Sheet #84 addressing the compensability of time spent undergoing COVID-19 health screenings, testing, ...United StatesEmployment and HRFord Harrison LLP
ArticleLiberty Surplus Insurance v. Ledesma And Myer ConstructionThe California Supreme Court granted the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' request for the Supreme Court to decide a question of California law presented in the lawsuit entitled:...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
ArticleFormal Insider Threat Risk Assessment Program Best Addresses Employee Threats To Critical TechnologiesWe published an article with NYSBA Labor and Employment Law Journal, titled "Employee Threats to Critical Technologies Are Best Addressed Through a Formalized Insider Threat Risk Assessment Process and Program." United StatesTechnologyEpstein Becker & Green
ArticleUpdated Meta-Analysis Published Regarding Cosmetic Talc And MesotheliomaRecently published research indicates that exposure to cosmetic talc is not associated with the development of pleural cancer/mesothelioma.GlobalEmployment and HRClyde & Co
PodcastWorking Wise: Psychosocial Risk And Regulation – A Global Overview (Podcast)K&L Gates partners Dominic Fleeton, Dylan G. Moses, and David C. Lindsay compare and contrast the approaches to regulating and enforcing the management of psychosocial risks and hazards in Australia...GlobalEmployment and HRK&L Gates
Article'Everyone Is Emotionally Exhausted': Law Firms On Back Foot Amid Delta Variant Surge In South FloridaSusan Eisenberg spoke with the Daily Business Review about the recent rise in COVID-19 cases and the impact it has on returning to the office. "United StatesCoronavirus (COVID-19)Cozen O'Connor