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Carl Sandburg College: Embracing a Proactive Model of Care

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Improving a Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) can be challenging. Drafting and revising policies and procedural manuals and presenting these initiatives to faculty, the Board, and the community requires a thoughtful...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Why Hotel Security Requires a Comprehensive Approach

The hotel and hospitality industry navigates daily obstacles to ensure the safety and security of their guests and staff. The New York City Council is tackling one of those challenges by considering a bill known as the Safe...more

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The Proposed OSHA Heat Standard: Key Changes and Responsibilities for Employers

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Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officially published its long-awaited rule proposal to establish a workplace heat standard to address a leading cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S....more

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The Safer Seas Act: The New Wave of Compliance Obligations

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The U.S. maritime industry is steeped in tradition and sometimes takes a conservative approach to change. Even when the industry has protocols in place to ensure safety of mariners, in some cases it takes an act of...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Update on the NYS HERO Act: COVID-19 Designation Ends

The New York State Commissioner of Health’s designation of COVID-19 under the Health & Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act”) as an “airborne infectious disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health” ended on...more

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Workplace Safety Committees Defined in Proposed Regulations for New York State’s HERO Act

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The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has released long-awaited proposed rules for the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (also known as the HERO Act) addressing joint labor-management workplace safety...more

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Recent Changes to Virginia’s Final Permanent Standard for COVID-19

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Virginia employers face additional hurdles as the Safety and Health Codes Board, a subset of the Virginia Department of Labor & Industry, and Governor Northam finished their months-long public review of January’s Final...more

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COVID-19 Designated as an Airborne Infectious Disease under New York State’s HERO Act

On Monday, September 6, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Commissioner of Health has designated COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public...more

Tyson & Mendes LLP

Stop Saying, “Safety is our Top Priority”

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In the hotel business, creating a welcoming, home away from home is key to customer loyalty. Naturally, making sure guests are safe is a bedrock of the hospitality industry. As both leisure and business travel ramps back up...more

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New York Amendments To HERO Act Give Labor Department, Employers More Time To Comply

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Amendments to New York’s Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act) give the state Department of Labor more time, until July 5, 2021, to create industry-specific model safety standards and to clarify when employers must...more

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Nevada Laws Link Immunity And Business Licenses To ‘Controlling Health Standards’

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Nevada recently enacted a pair of COVID-19 related laws that reward businesses for adhering to safety standards and carry the threat of serious business interruption for any that don’t. The first law grants legal immunity...more

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A Word of Warning: Federal and State Resources Aim to Ease School Safety Planning.

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From federal guidance addressing FERPA and the School Safety Commission Report and DOE withdrawal of discipline guidance to Illinois law requiring threat assessment teams and the creation of the Illinois Educational Safety...more

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New Law Imposes Various Measures to Address Student Safety, Including Educator License Suspension, Sexual Abuse Investigation...

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On August 23, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 101-531 (Act) which puts into place a number of measures aimed at increasing student safety....more

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Updated Combustible Dust NFPA Industry Consensus Standard Gives OSHA New Tool to Cite Employers: Does Your Facility Comply?

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Compliance with industry standard for combustible dust set for September 2020.  Don’t delay, because OSHA is already citing employers using the not yet effective NFPA 652, Standard on the Fundamentals of...more

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New Product Safety Requirements and Recall Procedures Adopted in Mexico: Time for Manufacturers to Update their Compliance...

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The commercial and legal environment on product safety in vehicles, auto parts and other products has substantially changed in Mexico in 2018. Manufacturers carrying out business activities in Mexico should now be...more

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Trial Court Slips And Falls In Granting Motion For New Trial

On October 21, 2016, Florida’s Second DCA issued a decision in a slip-and-fall case against Wal-Mart that found the trial court erred when it set aside the jury verdict and granted Plaintiff’s motion for new trial on the...more

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