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Employer Liability Issues Labor Law Violations Bodily Injury

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Court Affirms Labor Law § 240(1) Liability Despite Lack of Witnesses and Plaintiff’s Potential Comparative Negligence

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Mederos v. 147 Amsterdam (2025 NY Slip OP 01895 (237 AD3d 410) - The plaintiff was injured when he fell off a scaffold. However, there were no witnesses who saw him fall. Other workers heard a sound and then found the...more

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Early COVID-19 Liability Suits Raise Employment Practices Liability Insurance Issues

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced employers across the country to rapidly make numerous and significant decisions about how to manage their business in this unprecedented time. Employers have had to quickly develop and...more

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OSHA Proposes Over $1M in Fines Against Florida Roofing Contractor for Egregious Fall Hazards

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Florida Roofing Experts Inc. – a Jacksonville, Florida, roofing contractor, for failing to protect workers from falls at two work...more

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Surprise! (NOT) – OSHA Increases Civil Penalties for 2020

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The DOL has published its 2020 increases to OSHA civil penalties. We have blogged previously about the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) annual adjustments to the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for...more

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