When the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a memorandum in 2018 announcing that agency inspectors are now authorized to use camera-carrying Unmanned Aircraft Systems—or drones—to collect evidence...more
1/9/2019
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Drones ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Memorandum of Guidance ,
OSHA ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Safety Inspections ,
Safety Violations ,
Search Warrant ,
Workplace Safety
OSHA issued a new Site Specific Targeting (SST) Plan effective October 16, 2018. Unlike prior versions, this new SST Plan utilizes the 2016 300A data that many employers electronically submitted in December 2017. The new SST...more
OSHA Rolls Back Enforcement of Anti-Retaliation Provisions!
Yesterday, the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) issued a standard interpretation clarifying its position on the new recordkeeping rule’s...more
10/12/2018
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Drug Testing ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
New Guidance ,
New Rules ,
OSHA ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Retaliation ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting ,
Workplace Safety
In light of a recent decision from the Indiana Supreme Court, Indiana employers—and construction companies in particular—should review their contracts and subcontracts to determine if they have unwittingly assumed a duty of...more
5/6/2017
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Construction Industry ,
Contract Terms ,
Dismissals ,
Duty of Care ,
Exceptions ,
IN Supreme Court ,
Intent of the Parties ,
Negligence ,
Subcontractors ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety