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Not Digging a Deeper Hole: How to Handle an OSHA Investigation

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The Department of Justice announced criminal charges against an oilfield company, its vice president, and one of its contractors in connection with two deaths at a company facility in 2019. Additional charges were brought...more

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How To Combat Negative Publicity During COVID-19

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With the prevalence of online consumer reviews and merci­less labor organizations, companies and their executives are vulnerable to attack for good reason, bad reason or no rea­son at all. Managing the expectations of your...more

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Criminal Enforcement/Lead Based Paint Rules: U.S. Department of Justice Announced Sentencing of Washington, D.C., Individual for...

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a January 16th news release stating that a Washington, D.C. individual had been sentenced in the United States District Court for allegedly violating the Toxic Substances...more

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Yes, OSHA Violations Can Send You To Jail

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Can mis-steps with OSHA land you in jail? Several recent cases are a reminder that the risk is real. While OSHA rarely makes a criminal case out of safety violations, it does pursue criminal charges when people mislead the...more

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Can I Be Criminally Prosecuted for Violating Federal Safety and Health Regulations?

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Earlier this month, a federal jury in West Virginia found Don Blankenship, former Chairman and CEO of the Massey Energy Company, guilty of a misdemeanor charge of conspiring to willfully violate safety and health standards...more

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