Inspections

New OSHA Focus on Temporary Workers

by Carla Gunnin | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 5/3/2013

Does your company use temporary workers? OSHA has issued a new memorandum regarding the use of temporary workers. In this memorandum, OSHA has stated that it will be reviewing the use of temporary workers...more

Does Your Oil and Gas Company Use Temporary Workers?

by Carla Gunnin | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 5/3/2013

In this memorandum, OSHA states that it will be reviewing the use of temporary workers during every inspection. OSHA has already been particularly interested in the oil and gas industry. In 2011, OSHA issued a special...more

Worker Guilty Of Obstructing MOL Inspector By Refusing To Answer Questions

by Adrian Miedema | Dentons on 5/2/2013

A worker who refused to answer a Ministry of Labour inspector’s questions during an accident investigation has been found guilty of obstructing the inspector....more

Warrantless Inspections are Not Warranted under the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act

by Jill Richardson | Cole Schotz on 4/24/2013

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently held that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) may not conduct a warrantless administrative inspection of a residential property subject to a Freshwater Wetlands...more

OSHA Changes Course: Will Allow Outside Representatives, Including Union Agents, to Enter Non-Union Worksites During OSHA...

by Ben Hugget | Littler on 4/24/2013

In a letter of interpretation dated February 21, 2013 (but only publicly released on April 5), the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) states that, during inspections of non-union workplaces,...more

Foreclosure Tip #1: Inspections – Do It Before You Own It

by Keith Mullen | Winstead PC on 4/17/2013

In some parts of the country, a recovering local economy means the special asset (or problem loan) groups are reducing staff, as loan production groups come back to life. Leaving the special asset group under-staffed could...more

State Legislature Clarifies Employees’ Right to Inspect Personnel Records

by Joseph Clark | Proskauer - California Employment Law on 3/14/2013

With the recent enactment of Assembly Bill 2674 (which became effective on January 1, 2013) and the corresponding amendments to California Labor Code section 1198.5, the legislature has clarified the extent of an employee’s...more

Delaware Chancery Court Addresses Records Inspection Requests Standards

by Tenley Mochizuki, Bruce Sabados | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 3/13/2013

The Delaware Chancery Court recently addressed the limits of shareholder inspection rights, holding that such requests must be specifically related to a proper purpose....more

Proposed Revisions to Mining Inspection Form Could Decrease Local Control - Form Revisions Could Also Increase Burdens and Costs...

by Fernando Avila | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 3/8/2013

On March 14, the State Mining and Geology Board’s Policy and Legislation Committee will consider an expanded version of the Surface Mining Inspection Report that is required to be completed annually by cities and counties...more

Your Rights in an OSHA Inspection

by Edward Walsh III | Reed Smith on 2/27/2013

A workplace inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) can result in substantial penalties where violations are found. Employers need to know their rights during an inspection, including the right...more

WVDEP Hires New Oil and Gas Employees

by M. Ann Bradley | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 2/22/2013

One of the provisions of the West Virginia Horizontal Well Control Act passed in December 2011 increased the permit fees for horizontal wells from $400 to $10,000. At the time this legislation was under consideration, West...more

HUD Proposes Streamlined FHA Inspection And Warranty Requirements, New Jumbo Loan Maximum LTV

by BuckleySandler LLP on 2/15/2013

On February 6, HUD published a proposed rule that would eliminate two regulations in order to streamline the FHA inspection and warranty requirements. HUD proposes to repeal the regulations requiring a FHA-approved inspector...more

MSHA Inspection Failures Poised to Increase Inspection Activities

by Curtis Capehart, Olen York III | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 2/12/2013

Two recent news items shine a spotlight on MSHA, its inspection corps, and several publicly acknowledged inspection failures. On February 5, 2013, the W.Va. Supreme Court published a decision that, for purposes of the Federal...more

Patton Boggs Insights - December 2012: Enforcement: MSHA Impact Inspections

by Peter Gould, R. Brian Hendrix | Patton Boggs LLP on 1/15/2013

Stepping up enforcement at coal mines with alleged violations relating to respirable coal dust, MSHA targeted 13 operations in September under its impact inspection program that the agency contended had a history of...more

Are You Prepared for an Unannounced OSHA Inspection?

by Michael Mallen | Miller & Martin PLLC on 1/10/2013

The Occupational Health & Safety Administration (“OSHA” in Georgia or “TOSHA” in Tennessee) is responsible for assuring that all employees have a workplace which is free from recognized safety and health hazards. OSHA...more

Happy New Year! – Ministry Of Labour Inspections For 2012-2013

by Catherine P. Coulter | Dentons on 1/3/2013

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has announced that it will focus its proactive inspections for 2012-2013 on workplaces where there is a history of employment standards violations, where young and/or vulnerable workers are...more

FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Imposes New Requirements on Imported Food

by King & Spalding on 1/28/2011

On January 4, 2011, President Obama signed into law the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) (FSMA), which amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FDC Act). The FSMA shifts the focus of the Food and Drug...more

New Food Safety Law Facing Funding Hurdles

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 1/10/2011

Now that President Obama has signed historic food-safety legislation into law, the coalition of food industry, public interest and consumer groups that supported the new law must convince the new Congress – including the...more

President Obama Signs New Expansive Food Safety Law

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/6/2011

In the flurry of legislation passed by the 111th Congress in its final days, the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) cleared the Senate by unanimous voice vote on December 20, passed the House 215-144 the following day,...more

The Food Safety Modernization Act and What It Means to You

by Kenneth J. Allen & Associates on 12/13/2010

The Federal Food Safety Modernization Act passed in the Senate. Right now, bills are going through both the House and Senate that focus upon insuring that the food we buy to eat is indeed safe for all of us. The Senate just...more

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