[Webinar] The Usual Suspects: How to Avoid the Five Most Expensive (and Frequently Cited) Types of General Industry Citations

Aaron R. Gelb

Partner, Labor • Employment and OSHA • Workplace Safety Practice Groups, Conn Maciel Carey LLP

Aaron R. Gelb is the partner in charge of Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s Chicago office and leads the firm’s Midwest OSHA practice, representing employers during inspections, investigations, and enforcement actions involving fed OSHA and state OSH programs. In addition to managing the full range of litigation against OSHA, Aaron reviews safety policies and procedures, manages audit programs, and helps develop and present training on a variety of topics. Aaron serves as the primary workplace safety and health education provider to the Illinois Manufacturers Association and is a frequent speaker on such matters throughout the United States. Aaron also has extensive experience litigating equal employment opportunity matters in federal and state courts, having tried numerous cases to verdict and defended employers before the EEOC as well as fair employment agencies nationwide.

Daniel C. Deacon

Partner, Labor • Employment and OSHA • Workplace Safety Practice Groups, Conn Maciel Carey LLP

Daniel C. Deacon is a Partner in the Washington, DC office of Conn Maciel Carey, working in both the Labor • Employment and OSHA • Workplace Safety Practice Groups. Dan's practice focuses on all aspects of occupational safety & health law and labor and employment law. He represents employers in inspections, investigations and enforcement actions involving OSHA and other state and local safety related agencies.

Hema Steele

Senior Counsel, OSHA • MSHA Workplace Safety and Labor Employment Practice Groups

Hema Steele is a Senior Counsel in Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s Columbus, OH office supporting the OSHA, MSHA, and Labor and Employment practice groups. Before joining CMC, Hema spent more than 11 years as a Solicitor with the United States Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor (DOL) first as a Trial Attorney, then as a Senior Trial Attorney. Hema focuses on defending employers against OSHA and MSHA citations and working with them to ensure their safety programs and policies not only meet – but exceed – OSHA and MSHA requirements. She also represents and advises employers in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including wage and hour claims, with a special focus on independent contractors and gig economy issues.