The City of Atlanta recently amended its existing anti-discrimination law to include protections based on both gender identity and the criminal history of job applicants and employees.

When an employee sustains an injury arising out of and in the course of their employment, the Exclusive Remedy Doctrine provides that their only avenue...

Last week OSHA released the preliminary numbers for the top ten violations.

The third most cited standard by OSHA is the General Requirements for Scaffolding in construction. 29 CFR 1926.451 and can lead to falls.

We anticipate that the ETS will be issued in mid-to-late October 2021.

So what exactly is safety culture? Therein lies part of the problem

On July 1, 2020, Michigan Circuit Court Judge Joyce Draganchuk issued what it appears to be to be the first U.S. court decision in an insured's first party property lawsuit...

Consider the following factual scenario: A national retail and/or grocery business suspects that one of its customers is shoplifting.

General Industry Emergency Action plans under OSHA (CFR 1910.38) are broken down into 6 parts.

OSHA information to keep in mind. OSHA and its 10 Regional Federal Offices along with 28 individual states have state sponsored plans that cover workers:

I've wanted to become a lawyer ever since I was 10 years old to bring a little more justice to the world. At that age, I asked my mother why was she not picking me up from school...

Contracts are a part of our daily lives. We sign financing documents to purchase cars and leases to rent apartments. We are handed thick stacks of paper to review...

Workers' compensation audits determine the final cost of a workers' compensation policy and can often result in the issuance of an adjusted final bill ranging anywhere from $2,000.00 to...

The insured filed suit seeking coverage under the Business Income, Civil Authority and Extra Expense provisions of the policy.

On March 12, 2021, in response to a presidential executive order, OSHA issued Directive 2021-01 (CPL-03), establishing a National Emphasis Program (NEP) for COVID-19.

On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the SECURE Act. Short for "Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement," the new law has sweeping, long-term...

All reportable injuries and illnesses that occur in the workplace, where and when they occur, the nature of the case

Back to the top ten violations. At number 6 is the Ladder regulation in construction. Ladders (construction) (29 CFR 1926.1053) accounted for 2,345 violations.

When is the last time you reviewed your lockout/tagout procedures? Just a reminder below of some of the basics for Lockout/tagout procedures.

Negligent security cases are difficult to defend. The injuries can be very severe and expose property owners and their insurance carriers to large jury verdicts.