Understanding the employer's obligations when responding to an employee’s request for a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, including when and how best to engage in the "interactive process" can…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Our annual Mid-Year Update webinar is a great opportunity for employers to check in and get a comprehensive update on all things Cal/OSHA. Join us as we explore what Cal/OSHA has been up to midway through 2025, from staffing, to…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The number one risk for trade secrets exfiltration is from insider threats—employees, contractors, or even executives with access to sensitive information who either intentionally or accidentally compromise it. Sometimes it’s…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law
The California Civil Rights Division has finalized regulations addressing employer use of artificial intelligence and automated decision systems. The proposed regulations, which are pending approval with the Office of…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
The trend of states proposing or adopting heat illness prevention standards continues, with Illinois attempting to become the first Fed/OSHA state (for private employers) with a general industry standard. The proposed Illinois…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has changed the way industries manage combustible dust and particulate solid hazards by replacing six separate combustible dust standards with one consolidated and streamlined…
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/ Environmental Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law
We are providing an update on federal OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention rulemaking and hopefully starting a meaningful dialogue with the employer community about potential next steps for this controversial rulemaking. Conn Maciel…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law
In 2017, Consumers partially withdrew from the Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund. The fund said the company owed $11.3 million (or monthly payments of $42,200 for 20 years) for its share of the fund’s…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
On January 14, 2025, just six days before the transition from the Biden Administration to the second Trump Administration, OSHA closed the books on collecting public comments about the agency’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law
Welcome to “Key OSHRC Rulings Explained,” a new series in Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s OSHA Defense Report blog, designed to explore significant case summaries of Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) decisions…
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/ Administrative Law, Construction Law, Labor & Employment Law
As temperatures begin to rise, now is the time to remind employees about the importance of heat illness prevention. Although FedOSHA made tremendous efforts towards promulgating a heat illness prevention standard for both…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
In a significant turn of events for the coal mining sector, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has announced a temporary enforcement pause on its stringent respirable crystalline silica regulation. This…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Labor & Employment Law
Whistleblower complaints represent a distinct category of MSHA investigations, primarily rooted in employment law rather than safety and health regulations. This distinction often leads to misunderstandings and mishandling by…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Michigan employers, take note: as of March 4, 2025, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) has officially amended Administrative Rule Part 13 – Inspections and Investigations, Citations, and Proposed…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On March 13, 2025, the New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (OHS Bureau) petitioned the state’s Environmental Improvement Board (EI Board) to adopt a proposed rule to address…
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/ Health, Labor & Employment Law
