Effective January 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hiked the maximum fines for workplace safety violations. As an example, the maximum fine for a “serious” violation is now $16,550 per violation,...more
5/12/2025
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fines ,
OSHA ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Safety Inspections ,
Safety Violations ,
Willful Misconduct ,
Workplace Safety
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently published its final Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process rule (Walkaround Rule), which takes effect May 31, 2024. The new Walkaround Rule...more
We’ve been discussing the various implications of the current ‘return to work’ push. Another implication is layoff decisions and the potential for disparate impact on remote workers, who tend to disproportionally be women and...more
2/27/2024
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Layoffs ,
Local Ordinance ,
Protected Class ,
Remote Working ,
Title VII