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Payne & Fears

Eyes on Sacramento - June 2024

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It is time to take stock of where we are with potential new employment-related laws now that we have passed the first major deadline in California’s legislative calendar. May 24 marked the deadline for pending legislation to...more

Cozen O'Connor

The Interplay Between OSHA And Wrongful Death, Tort, And Gross Negligence Claims In The COVID-19 Era

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OSHA practitioners who have handled citations involving fatalities or severe injuries are most likely no strangers to considering how these citations including the alleged violation description might affect collateral...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Significant Increase in OSHA Whistleblower Complaints and Caseloads Due to COVID-19

Since at least March, manufacturers, and the entire U.S. economy, have been experiencing unprecedented conditions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has not only changed where and how manufacturers operate, but...more

Morgan Lewis - Up & Atom

Sixth Circuit Rejects Chain-of-Events Theory of Causation in Whistleblower Cases

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit’s recent favorable decision in Lemon v. Norfolk Southern Railway Corporation, announced its rejection of the chain-of-events theory of causation in whistleblower cases. In doing...more

Littler

Intent Matters in Asserting Whistleblower Retaliation Under the Federal Railroad Safety Act

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In Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad Corp. v. the Department of Labor, No. 18-2888 (8th Cir. Jan. 30, 2020), a case under the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA), the Eighth Circuit reasserted that claimants must prove...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Update from the 2019 ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter Meeting

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Seyfarth Shaw’s OSHA/MSHA group is at the ABA’s Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee Midwinter Meeting this week....more

Fisher Phillips

Part II - Lessons Learned from Union Corporate Campaign Against Tesla Using Worker Safety.

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Part II - Corporate campaigns - first the press and then the OSHA complaints.... Multiple Rounds of Cal-OSHA Inspections. Cal-OSHA has opened four investigations into Tesla, which clearly reflects union, California...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

OSHA Trends And Developments: One Year Into The Trump Administration

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Yesterday our panel from Seyfarth’s Workplace Safety team led a briefing on OSHA regulation and enforcement under the Trump Administration. One year into the Trump Administration, employers’ expectations for a more...more

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense

OSHA’s Advisory Guidance on Anti-Retaliation Programs

On January 13, 2017, OSHA published the Recommended Practices for Anti-Retaliation Programs. OSHA’s guidance provides examples and suggestions of steps companies can take to implement an effective anti-retaliation program. ...more

Littler

Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report - January 2017

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Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details notable labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The January edition of the Insider Report reviews what...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

OSHA Issues New Whistleblower Protection Guidance

In September, OSHA issued new guidance for evaluating settlement agreements between complainants and their employers to protect past and future whistleblowing activities. OSHA reviews these settlement agreements to ensure...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

OSHA Pilots New Expedited Whistleblower Process – Will Allow Complainants to Request Judicial Review

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The DOL announced this week its new Whistleblower expedited Case review pilot process, to be conducted in its Region 9. Employers in this region may now anticipate even more cases going to the ALJ’s, and...more

K&L Gates LLP

Five Issues Employers Should Consider with OSHA’s New Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Reporting Rule

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently released its final rule revising the Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses regulations. Employers should not be taken in by the benign...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

OSHA's Final Rule – Tracking Workplace Injuries and Illnesses

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued its final rule to improve tracking of workplace injury and illness data. The new rule, which generally takes effect on January 1, 2017, changes prior...more

Littler

OSHA's Final Rule on Electronic Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses

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In keeping with Assistant Secretary of Labor Dr. David Michaels’ promise to “shame” employers into compliance, on May 12, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its final rule on electronic...more

Burr & Forman

Star Trek Client Seminar - OSHA In 2014: Boldly Going Where No Federal Agency Has Gone Before

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In This Presentation: - OSHA Targets Automotive Industry - OSHA’s SHARP Program - SHARP Certification Requirements - OSHA Says Union Reps Can Represent Non-Unionized Employees During Inspections - Possible...more

Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation

DoL (Yes, The DoL!) Pays Big Settlement In Whistleblower Case

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) settled a whistleblower claim brought by Robert Whitmore, a former DoL recordkeeping official, for $820,000....more

Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation

OSHA Penalizes Another Railroad Company In Whistleblower Action

On February 28, 2013, OSHA ordered Union Pacific Railroad (UP) to reinstate the employment of and pay over $309,000 ($150,000 in punitive damages, $87,600 in compensatory damages, $71,700 in back pay with interest, plus...more

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