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OSHA Key Player in DOL Deregulation Wave: A Snapshot of Workplace Safety Initiatives and What Employers Should Do Next

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OSHA just issued a heap of new proposed rules and took other agency actions as part of broader deregulatory efforts at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) – which are being called one of the most ambitious federal red tape...more

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California Bill Would Give Farmworkers Extra Heat Relief: What Agricultural Employers Need to Know About the Crackdown on Heat...

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With California once again expecting extreme heat conditions this summer, state officials are ramping up efforts to protect agricultural workers by punishing employers who don’t comply with heat standards. The state is...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Florida Agricultural Workers Seek Paraquat Parkinson’s Disease Class Action Lawsuit

A group of Florida agricultural workers is seeking to be part of a class action lawsuit against the makers of paraquat, an herbicide known to be toxic, alleging that exposure to paraquat increases the risk of developing...more

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June 2021: The Top 19 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Paraquat Exposure Alert: Paraquat Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

Agricultural Workers Could Be Entitled to Compensation - Agricultural workers who were exposed to the herbicide paraquat and have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease may have a claim for financial compensation....more

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#WorkforceWednesday: Mandatory Vaccination, Tipped Worker Rule, and SCOTUS Rules Against Organized Labor - Employment Law This...

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It's #WorkforceWednesday! This week, we look at the increase in mandatory vaccination policies, a new rule for tipped workers, and a Supreme Court decision against organized labor. Employers Implement Mandatory Vaccination...more

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Washington Supreme Court Grants Dairy Workers Overtime Pay As Fundamental Right, Raising Concerns For Agricultural Employers

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In a sweeping 5-4 opinion last week, the Washington Supreme Court held that dairy workers are entitled to overtime pay, concluding that a state statutory exemption violated the Washington State Constitution. For the previous...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

COVID-19 Policy Update #21

Leaders of Small Business Committee Reach Consensus on Bill to Extend PPP Loan Deadline, Senate Fails to Clear Measure by Unanimous Consent as Phase 4 Negotiations Likely to Dominate June - Bipartisan leaders of the Senate...more

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Washington Implements New COVID-19 Safety Rules for Farmworker Housing

On May 14, 2020, the Washington State Department of Health, in conjunction with the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, created new emergency COVID-19-related safety rules that farms must implement if they...more

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Notable Ruling: Glyphosate Verdict—Implications for Food Litigation

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As you all know, the Northern District of California jury found earlier this week that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide product was a “substantial factor” in causing a plaintiff’s non Hodgkin lymphoma. The defendants and industry...more

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