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Ontario, Canada Court Affirms City Lacked Control of Workplace and Exercised Due Diligence, Upholding Acquittal of OHSA Charges

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In R. v. Greater Sudbury (City), 2024 ONSC 3959, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (OSCJ) dismissed an appeal of the trial judge’s decision in which she acquitted the City of Sudbury (City) of various charges under...more

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[Ongoing Program] Session 3: Play Offense, Not Defense: Complying with Title IX in an Ever-Changing Environment - October 1st,...

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The 2nd Annual Athletic Department Toolkit Series: Balancing Compliance and Competitive Success in an Era of Change (Higher Education) - New year, new topics. Stay up-to-date on current and forward-looking legal and...more

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Guía normativa para equipos de RRHH y legales en materia de la Seguridad y Salud en el trabajo

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Según cifras de la Organización Mundial de la Salud se estima que cada año se pierden 12 000 millones de días de trabajo debido a la depresión y la ansiedad, a un costo de US$ 1 billón por año en pérdida de productividad...more

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Workplace Stress in Mexico: 7 Considerations and Strategies for Employers

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Workplace stress affects millions globally, and Mexico has one of the highest rates of work-related stress in the world. Given this context, companies doing business in Mexico have become acutely aware of the significant...more

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President Biden Signs Executive Order Directing Agencies to Prioritize Pro-Union and Union Neutrality Policies

On September 6, 2024, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Investing in America and Investing in American Workers (the “Order”), that, among other things, aims to provide “incentives for federally assisted projects...more

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OSHA Releases Severe Injury Report Tracker, Publicizing Serious Injury Data for Each Employer

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Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA recently unveiled an online tool allowing the public to access severe injury reports, injury trends over time, geographic trends, and trends specific to each employer....more

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Gavel to Gavel: OSHA turns up the heat on workplace safety

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On August 30, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published a proposed rule to protect millions of workers from a leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States: heat. You know, that weather...more

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OSHA Proposes New Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Standard

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As summer temperatures shatter records across the country, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is turning up the heat on employers in an effort to protect workers from high temperatures. In a continuation...more

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Responding to an Accident: OSHA and Legal Liabilities

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A terrible accident has occurred at your worksite.  An employee operating a forklift made an errant turn, crashed into a support beam, and sustained serious injuries....more

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It’s Getting Hot in Here: OSHA Proposes New Heat Hazard Rules

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...more

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[Ongoing Program] Session 2: The Current Landscape of Student-Athlete Compensation - September 24th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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The 2nd Annual Athletic Department Toolkit Series: Balancing Compliance and Competitive Success in an Era of Change (Higher Education) - New year, new topics. Stay up-to-date on current and forward-looking legal and...more

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So You Think This COVID Thing Has Ended? Not So Fast! 5 Tips for Employers to Prepare for Cold, Flu, and COVID Season

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For many businesses, the pandemic seems like a distant memory, but COVID-19 is not entirely behind us. Indeed, as the cold and flu season approaches, the CDC predicts that COVID-19 cases will increase across the country. Such...more

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OSH Law Primer, Part IX: Hazard Communication

This is the ninth installment in a series of articles intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 and the Occupational Safety and Health...more

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OSHA Marks End of Summer with Proposed Heat Standard Publication

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Summer may be coming to an end, but the regulatory landscape heated up on August 30 when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its highly anticipated Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor...more

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OSHA Publishes New Heat Safety Standard

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On August 30, 2024, OSHA formally published its heat safety standard for indoor and outdoor work in the Federal Register, starting a 120-day public comment period. As explained in our previous blog post, the new rule is...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

OSHA Issues Proposed Heat Injury and Illness Rule

On August 30, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its long-anticipated proposed regulation requiring affected employers to plan for and address heat exposure risks in the workplace. The proposed...more

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OSHA Publishes Hotly Anticipated Proposed Heat Standard

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At long last and at the tail-end of what is on track to be the hottest summer on record, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its first proposed heat standard on August 30, 2024. OSHA's Notice of...more

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[Ongoing Program] Session 1: The New Department of Labor Overtime Exemption Rule: What Your Athletics Department Needs to Know for...

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The 2nd Annual Athletic Department Toolkit Series: Balancing Compliance and Competitive Success in an Era of Change (Higher Education) - New year, new topics. Stay up-to-date on current and forward-looking legal and...more

Holland & Hart - Health Law Blog

Idaho’s New Crisis Hold Law

Idaho’s new crisis hold statute takes effect October 1, 2024, and allows hospitals to temporarily detain “persons with a neurocognitive disorder who are in acute crisis due to an unidentified underlying medical condition [so...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

OSHA’s First Federal Heat Standard for Outdoor and Indoor Work

OSHA issued an unofficial version of a long-awaited proposed rule addressing heat injury and illness prevention. The official version has yet to be published in the Federal Register. The proposed rule requires employers...more

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Fomentar la salud en el trabajo en Alemania: Una inversión estratégica para el éxito a largo plazo

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En los últimos años, la promoción de la salud en el lugar de trabajo ha ganado un interés creciente, ya que se reconoce como una herramienta eficaz para abordar las demandas de salud de los empleados y los desafíos...more

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Promoting Workplace Health in Germany: A Strategic Investment for Long-Term Success

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In recent years, promoting workplace health has gained significant traction in Germany as an effective strategy for addressing employees’ health and wellness needs in an ever-changing work environment. The goal is to identify...more

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Protecting Organizations from Extreme Heat Waves Across the United States

June 2024 broke global records as the hottest month according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) 175-year dataset. It was also the 13th month in a row of record-high temperatures, tying the...more

Burr & Forman

The Burr Broadcast: OSHA Clarifies Work-Relatedness of Employee Injuries While Traveling

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In this episode of The Burr Broadcast, Natalie Ecker Phillips examines the recent guidance provided by OSHA regarding the work-relatedness of employee injuries or illnesses while traveling....more

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Algorithmic Accountability: The Next Frontier in Employment Law?

Artificial intelligence (or AI) technology is rapidly transforming industry norms and creating new possibilities along with moral, ethical, and legal implications. The Society for Human Resource Management has recently...more

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