Off the Clock, On the Radar: Managing Off-Duty Conduct and Workplace Impact
Summer Strategies for Work Success
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Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 41: Employment & Labor Law Issues for Construction Companies with Bridget Blinn-Spears of Maynard Nexsen
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 38: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) with John Holmes of Maynard Nexsen
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 37: Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations with Rima Hartman of Maynard Nexsen
California Employment News: Drug and Alcohol Policy Enforcement for In-Office and Remote Workers
(Podcast) California Employment News: Drug and Alcohol Policy Enforcement for In-Office and Remote Workers
(Podcast) California Employment News: AB 2499 – Expanded Rights & Protections for Victims of Violence in the Workplace
California Employment News: AB 2499 – Expanded Rights & Protections for Victims of Violence in the Workplace
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#WorkforceWednesday®: Mental Health Parity Rules, NLRB Restrictions, New York's Workplace Violence Prevention Law - Employment Law This Week®
DE Talk | Using Employment Networks to Connect with Individuals with Disabilities in an Ever-Changing Workforce
Workplace Violence in Health Care: Dissecting the Legal Landscape and Implications for Employers – Diagnosing Health Care
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The Burr Broadcast: OSHA Clarifies Work-Relatedness of Employee Injuries While Traveling
The Burr Broadcast: OSHA Heat Illness & Injury Prevention Standards
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 23: OSHA Compliance with Anthony Wilks and Don Snizaski of Life & Safety Consultants
The Chartwell Chronicles: New Jersey Caselaw Updates
In the high stakes construction world, OSHA often issues citations for the lack of fall protection, scaffolding hazards, hazard communication failures, electrical hazards, and inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE)....more
Construction employers must be ready for a federal safety rule that takes effect on Monday. A major update to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules regarding safety and health regulations for the...more
Effective December 12, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) finalized an update to its personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for the construction industry, emphasizing the importance of...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more
After approximately a decade of discussing a properly fitting PPE Rule in the construction industry, OSHA’s Final Rule becomes effective January 13, 2025. The Final Rule explicitly requires that PPE is selected to ensure that...more
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final rule to require employers subject to construction standards to make available personal protective equipment...more
On December 11, 2024, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its construction rule to include a requirement that construction employers provide properly fitting safety gear to its workers by...more
Last week, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule amending its safety standards for the construction industry to require assurance of the proper fitting of personal protective equipment....more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced a final rule that revises the personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for the construction industry. Under the revised standard, employers engaged in...more
On December 12, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its revision to the personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for construction to ensure properly fitting PPE for all construction...more
On December 11, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a statement that it had finalized a rule amending 29 C.F.R. 1926.95(c) to require construction employers to make personal protective...more
A major update to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules regarding safety and health regulations for the construction industry will soon mandate that employers provide personal protective equipment...more
On December 11, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced that it will be “replacing traditional hard hats used by its employees with more modern safety helmets.”...more
OSHA has announced that it is replacing traditional hardhats used by its employees with more modern safety helmets to protect them better when they are on inspection sites. Among other problems, hard hats may fall off the...more
Federal workplace safety officials just announced they are seeking to revise the national Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standard for the construction industry to explicitly state that PPE must fit each affected employee...more
The beginning of 2021 should have marked the dawn of a new era. As the clocks turned past midnight, there was a collective sigh of relief from the world. 2020 was over and life would begin to return to normal. Sadly, the...more
Once a remote health issue in China, coronavirus (“COVID-19”) remains today - as we enter the new year of 2021 - not only a global health concern but also a global economic disruptor that will impact nearly every industry....more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published additional frequently asked questions regarding returning to the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday. We reported on OSHA’s earlier posted FAQs...more
The use of cloth face coverings (masks) in the construction workplace is one of the preventive measure in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) guidance specific to the construction industry on how to...more
Phase Two. Second Wave. Essential Business. These are all terms that have taken on significantly changed meanings in the last three months. As many businesses push to navigate reopening in the new reality of reduced capacity,...more
On May 31, 2020, following Governor Andrew Cuomo’s issuance of Executive Order 202.35 on Friday, May 26, 2020, New York’s Empire State Development (“ESD”) updated its guidelines for construction projects across the state...more
Under the new normal, construction sites will be very different than they were a few months ago. It is important to establish procedures at construction sites to prevent the spread of COVID-19....more
New York State has issued detailed guidance on Governor Cuomo’s “New York Forward” Plan, under which the State will re-open in four phases on a regional basis. The guidance includes additional information regarding: (1) when...more
Six Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley officially announced an extension of the regional COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Orders through May 31, 2020. The new Orders ease operating restrictions, allowing construction...more