Most frequently, employers do not hear from OSHA unless they report a workplace injury. When a reported workplace injury does occur, OSHA will perform a walkthrough inspection of the worksite and may ultimately issue a citation…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
The DOOBIE Act – yes, you read that correctly – could soon become law. While the law isn’t as fun as it might sound to certain cannabis enthusiasts, it would substantially change the hiring practices of the federal government…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
On September 17, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) rulemaking board proposed new recordkeeping rules intended to bolster the FDIC’s ability to make deposit insurance determinations for accounts that are the…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
Today, encountering a cookie banner is a common experience for most individuals who peruse the internet. These banners inform website users of the presence of cookies or other tracking technologies through language such as,…
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/ Business Organizations, Consumer Protection, Privacy
Most policyholders are aware of the danger of losses from fraudulent instructions and invoices accomplished through what is known as “social engineering” or related methods. Often this is carried out by an email claiming to be…
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/ Business Organizations, Insurance, Science, Computers, & Technology
AL2024-006, The Health Care Authority of the City of Hoover d/b/a Riverwalk Health and Wellness Center, Shelby County, AL: Proposes to develop a freestanding, non-hospital-based multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center (ASC)…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Health
What about those salary thresholds for white-collar employees? Although they have been challenged, they are alive and kicking. Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed that the Department of…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
There’s a great scene towards the end of The Shawshank Redemption – which Budding Trend readers know is one of the greatest films ever made – where the character played by Tim Robbins encourages the Morgan Freeman character:…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Health
What if I told you that California of all places – where virtually any adult can purchase marijuana on demand – was trying to harsh the mellow of citizens trying to access certain hemp-derived products? On the next 30 for 30,…
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/ Administrative Law, Agriculture, Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts
How long can the government keep your property after lawfully seizing it? According to the D.C. Circuit in a recent decision, as long as the continued possession is still reasonable under the Fourth Amendment. This decision…
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/ Constitutional Law, Criminal Law
They say the first step is admitting you have a problem. My name is Whitt, and I’m a recovering litigator. I’ve spent years sending ugly letters and playing a zero-sum game with strangers, and it generally didn’t lead to a bunch…
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/ Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection, Products Liability
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its first major complaint-in-intervention under the False Claims Act (FCA) premised on a government contractor’s alleged cybersecurity deficiencies since the DOJ’s Civil Cyber-Fraud…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology
Good news, bad news if you’re a cannabis operator that owes money to a creditor. But probably bad news for the rule of law.
A federal appellate court has ruled that a cannabis operator is obligated to repay his debts to an…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts
Did you know that OSHA does not currently have a specific standard covering heat stress hazards? Rather, OSHA uses the General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, to impose requirements…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law
The renewable energy industry in the United States has entered a new era of (relative) policy predictability and unprecedented economic incentives. From a legal perspective, the only certainty in a renewable energy practice is…
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/ Business Organizations, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law