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Workplace Hazards Civil Monetary Penalty

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Glencoe Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Clean Earth of Alabama, Inc. (“Clean Earth”) entered into a January 9th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste...more

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When Is ‘Too Hot’ Actually Too Hot to Work? OSHA Cites Contractor After Florida Farm Worker Fatality

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

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10-Step Plan To Limit Exposure For California PAGA Health And Safety Claims In The COVID-19 Era

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California employers have been faced with an endless uptick of claims filed under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 – also known as PAGA – alleging violations of any of the hundreds of enumerated provisions of the...more

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MSHA Increases Civil Penalties for 2020

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The DOL has published its 2020 increases to MSHA civil penalties. The DOL has finalized the 2020 inflation adjustments, which will nudge the penalties up 1.764%.  85 Fed. Reg. 2292 (Jan. 15, 2020)....more

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Silica/OSHA Enforcement: Proposed Penalty Assessment for Delaware, Ohio Foundry

The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an October 7th news release stating it cited Liberty Casting Company (“Liberty”) for certain alleged violations. Liberty is stated to operate...more

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OSHA Civil Penalties Going Up Again – Adopts 2019 Maximums

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The DOL has published its 2019 OSHA civil penalties. We had blogged previously about the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2018 adjustments to the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for OSHA violations....more

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