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Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter Charges Following Fatal Trench Collapse

Last month, the owner of a Colorado construction company pled guilty to criminal manslaughter charges following the death of an employee as the result of a trench collapse. According to the federal Occupational Safety and...more

Harris Beach PLLC

High at Work? Key Considerations for NYS Employers Regarding Legal Adult-Use Marijuana

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Recreational, adult-use marijuana is poised to become legal in New York state. The changes that legalization brings for virtually every workplace include modifications and updates to employer policies and procedures regarding...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Unprecedented: Litigation Insights - Issue 27, October 2020

This 27th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, sees us start with a discussion of a trend toward class actions, with later discussions on two key areas -- insurance coverage disputes and...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

What’s Up In New Mexico Workplace Law

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed bills into law from the 2019 legislative session that will impact private employers in New Mexico. Below is a summary of several bills that change the law applicable to private employers....more

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History Comes Back to Bite Employer — Criminal Conviction and $500,000 Fine Upheld in Eighth Circuit for Violating Fall Protection...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A contractor’s employee fell 36 feet while working at a warehouse construction site and not using fall-protection equipment. ...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

2017 and the West Virginia Legislature - The Year of the Employer

The 2017 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature saw several changes in laws relevant to employers. Changes of interest to employers include the West Virginia Safer Workplace Act, Second Chance for Employment Act,...more

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