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Last week the U.S. Supreme Court held in SEC v. Jarkesy that a defendant in a securities fraud suit has the right to be tried by a jury in an Article III court, rather than before an agencyâs own tribunal. The Courtâs...more
The United States Supreme Court struck another major blow to the Securities Exchange Commissionâs enforcement arsenal, finding that its oft-used practice of imposing monetary penalties in its in-house administrative...more
On June 27, the Supreme Court issued its decision in the closely-watched SEC v. Jarkesy, holding that the SEC could no longer seek civil monetary penalties for fraud in its in-house courts consistent with the Seventh...more
The Department of Labor recently published the Solicitor of Laborâs (SOL) 2023 Enforcement Report, which provides insight into the Departmentâs initiatives and enforcement priorities for 2024. ...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (âOSHAâ) issued a March 8 news release and link to a Citation and Notice of Penalty for Southern Industrial Chemicals Inc. South Industrial Chemicals Inc. is stated to be...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (âOSHAâ) issued a February 27th news release addressing Henry Brick Co., Inc. (âHBCIâ). The news release describes HBCI as a Selma, Alabama, brick manufacturer....more
In her 2023 Enforcement Report, Solicitor of Labor Seema Nanda revealed enhanced coordination with OSHA to hold employers and supervisors accountable for repeat and willful violations, especially those that lead to worker...more
On January 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Laborâs (âDepartmentâ) Office of Solicitor (âSOLâ) published its FY2023 Enforcement Report (âEnforcement Reportâ). The report provides an insight into the Departmentâs labor and...more
Earlier this month, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that maximum civil penalties for serious violations would increase from $15,625 to $16,131. The penalties for repeat or willful violations...more
Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act, OSHA increases the maximum penalties for serious and other-than-serious violations from $15,625 per violation to $16,131 per violation. In addition, the...more
Wednesday, January 10, 2024: US DOLâs WHD Published Its âEmployee or Independent Contractorâ Classification Final Rule - The U.S. Department of Laborâs (âDOLâ) Wage and Hour Division (âWHDâ) published its much anticipated...more
Employers should be aware of higher penalties for workplace safety violations that the U.S. Department of Labor has just published. These are the yearly increases to the maximum civil penalties that the Occupational Safety...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. DOL and U.S. EPA have published their 2024 increases to civil penalties....more
Itâs not only the cost of eggs that is increasing. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published in the Federal Register the annual increases in civil money penalties required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation...more
On August 12, 20222, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a citation to a farm labor contractor alleging violations for exposing workers to high ambient outdoor heat following the death of a worker...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (âOSHAâ) issued a September 9th news release indicating it was proposing penalties for Engineered Precision Casting Co. (âEngineered Precisionâ) for alleged violations. ...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (âOSHAâ) issued an August 1st news release stating it has cited Pilgrimâs Pride Corporation (âPilgrimâsâ) for alleged violations. Pilgrimâs is described as one of the...more
The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In todayâs edition, they...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (âOSHAâ) issued a February 2nd news release stating it issued citations to Sinclair & Rush Inc. (âS&Râ). The citations were issued to an S&R Bergen County, New Jersey,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. DOL and U.S. EPA have published their 2022 increases to civil penalties....more
The recent spike in inflation has now caused a 6.2 percent rise in penalties for violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and other labor laws. On January 14, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health...more
If you werenât already concerned about the rate of inflation, its effect has produced another blow in the OSHA world. Under the terms of the 2015 Inflation Adjustment Act, the U.S. Department of Labor has once again made the...more
In a shifting landscape of federal and state rules, mandates, and legal challenges to them, Oregon employers may be wondering whether face masks and related requirements are still in effect. Until at least February 2022,...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (âOSHAâ) issued a December 20th news release stating it was proposing penalties and issuing a Hazard Alert Letter to Compass Resources LLC (âCompassâ) for alleged violations. ...more