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Read Labor & Employment Law updates, alerts, news, and legal analysis from leading lawyers and law firms:

News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &...

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 11: As Deadline Nears, Action Increases in Both Senate and House

by Denise Killebrew, Dennis Nabors | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 4/30/2013

Momentum is growing in the legislature as the clock ticks toward adjournment. Emotions ran high as legislators worked well into the night during a demanding three-day legislative week. While several significant pieces of...more

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Legislative Update Report - Apr 12, 2013

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 4/18/2013

Federal Government Regulations: Canada Gazette, Part II, March 27, 2013: Contraventions Act - SOR/2013-41 Regulations Amending the Application of Provincial Laws Regulations. Farm Products...more

Miller & Martin PLLC

Revised Hazard Communication Standard: December 1st, 2013 Deadline for Training and the Basic Training Requirements that You Need...

by Michael Mallen | Miller & Martin PLLC on 4/10/2013

OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). Two significant changes contained in the revised standard...more

Perkins Coie

Bureau Of Safety And Environmental Enforcement Announces New Rule For Safety And Environmental Management Systems

by Paul B. Smyth, Robert (Bob) P. Thibault | Perkins Coie on 4/10/2013

In an effort to reduce the occurrence of accidents, injuries and spills during oil and gas activities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) of the U.S. Department of...more

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2013-06 -- Mar 25, 2013

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 3/25/2013

In This Article: Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and Yukon...more

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2013-05 - Mar 8, 2013

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 3/8/2013

In This Article: Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and Yukon...more

Baker & McKenzie Australia

New Caledonia Investment Guide - Baker & McKenzie

by Emmanuel Guillaume, Mathieu Hanaut | Baker & McKenzie Australia on 2/27/2013

In This Issue: New Caledonia - an overview; Company law; Mining law; Environmental law; Immigration; Employment; and Overview of the New Caledonian tax system. Except from New Caledonia - an overview: -...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Tier II Reports Due by March 1

by Elizabeth Partlow | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/22/2013

It is that time of year again. If your company has certain chemicals in quantities that trigger reporting requirements under Section 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), your annual Tier II...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Shale Play Today - January 2013

by Carl Hellerstedt, Jr., Arch Riley, Jr. | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 2/4/2013

In This Issue: - Dept. of Labor Wage & Hour Enforcement to Focus on Shale Employers - Spilman Assists in Transition of Site from Steelmaking to Shale Gas - Natural Gas Fueling Stations Coming to I-79 in W. Va. and...more

King & Spalding

Cabinet Re-Shuffle - A Game of Musical Chairs by George C. Crawford

by King & Spalding on 1/31/2013

The announcement that Hilda Solis would be departing as Secretary of Labor added to the list of vacancies of high-level positions in the Administration. Such turnover is nothing new for presidents who have been elected to a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2013 Insights: Regulatory

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/21/2013

Communications Law: The Relentless Pursuit of Broadband Competition - As the Obama administration enters its second term, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) is one of many federal agencies likely...more

Patton Boggs LLP

Patton Boggs Insights - December 2012: Chemical Safety Board: Roundup of Current CSB Investigations

by Patton Boggs LLP on 1/16/2013

At least six incidents are currently under investigation by CSB. A fire in August at a Chevron refinery in Richmond, CA involved the release of a flammable vapor....more

Patton Boggs LLP

Patton Boggs Insights - December 2012: Chemical Safety Board: CSB’s Moure-Eraso: Combustible Dust Standard Needed

by Patton Boggs LLP on 1/16/2013

Expressing frustration with the lack of action to control combustible dust hazards, CSB Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso urged the International Code Council (ICC) to adopt a Board recommendation that would strengthen adherence to...more

Patton Boggs LLP

Patton Boggs Insights - December 2012: Enforcement: Refineries Hit With Big Penalties After Incidents

by Patton Boggs LLP on 1/8/2013

A one-two punch by government regulators has resulted in fines totaling more than a half million dollars against Sinclair Wyoming Refinery Co.’s refinery. Federal and state OSHA authorities slapped the company with $215,000...more

Article 207 Expungement Not Available When Probation Terminated In Domestic Violence Case

by Greg HIll on 12/19/2012

Many Attorneys tell their clients the “expungement is a right. In fact, Penal Code § 1203.4 uses the word ‘shall’, meaning the court has no discretion to deny an expungement request if the defendant...more

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2012-23 -- Dec 15, 2012

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 12/15/2012

In This Article: Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Louisiana First Hiring Act

by Thomas L. Watson, II | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/13/2012

On May 31, 2012, Governor Bobby Jindal signed into law a bill targeted at strengthening the coastal economy by promoting the hiring of residents of Louisiana’s coastal parishes for public works projects for coastal...more

Rekabet Için Sürdürülebilirlik - Mersin Siyaset 23.1.2012

by Ulya Selçuk on 11/23/2012

Rekabe Için Sürdürülebilirlik - Mersin Siyaset http://www.mersinsiyaset.net/haber/Rekabet-icin-surdururebilirlik--5378 Rotary 2420. Bölge’nin, Birlesmis Milletler Kalkinma Programi (UNDP) ile is birligi içinde yürüttügü...more

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Post Election Update

by Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on 11/12/2012

CONTENTS: -Overview and Takeaways -Consumer Product Safety -Defense -Electric Transmission -Energy and Environment -Environmental Enforcement -Financial Services -Labor, Employment and Human...more

Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,...

Corporate Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship: Part Five

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 11/7/2012

Fifth in a Series of Articles Last week’s article in this series noted that there is significant support in the law of corporate governance for companies pursuing a double bottom line, i.e. pursuing profit while doing...more

Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,...

Corporate Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship: Part Three

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 10/24/2012

Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of media baron Rupert Murdoch and a successful media executive in her own right, recently criticized her brother James, a top executive at News Corp., for pursuing profit at all costs. According...more

Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &...

City of Los Angeles Moves Forward With Farmers Field, Challenges Loom

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 10/4/2012

What does pro football in the City of Los Angeles have to do with affordable housing? According to a coalition of community activists, the decision to build a stadium in downtown LA for an NFL franchise “would create a...more

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2012-18 -- Sept 30, 2012

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 10/2/2012

In This Article: Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and Yukon....more

Pepper Hamilton LLP

Agency Efforts to Circumvent Rulemaking Requirements Proliferating

by Pepper Hamilton LLP on 9/25/2012

Over the years, many federal agencies have issued guidance or policy documents that critics charge should properly be classified as rules. Compared to the more demanding procedures involved in rulemaking, less formal...more

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2012-17-- Sept 15, 2012

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 9/17/2012

In This Article Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and Yukon....more

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