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Employers Beware, OSHA Enforcement Actions Likely to Increase

USA - February 24 2023 As we recently reported, OSHA expanded its application of instance-by-instance citations and reiterated staff discretion to de-group violations in…

Benjamin H. Patton, Mary M. Balaster, Andrew J. Wissinger

OSHA Enhances Enforcement via “Instance-By-Instance” Citations and De-Grouping Violations

USA - February 24 2023 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released two memos instructing enforcement officers on “instance-by-instance”…

Benjamin H. Patton, Mary M. Balaster, Andrew J. Wissinger

Occupational Safety: Remember the "Creating Employer" Doctrine

USA - January 19 2023 The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) recently highlighted the importance of the “creating employer”(*) test for identifying…

Benjamin H. Patton, Mary M. Balaster, Andrew J. Wissinger

Reminder: New Prop 65 “Safe Harbor” Warnings for Acrylamide in Food Start Jan. 1, 2023

USA - December 22 2022 Beginning January 1, 2023, California will recognize a unique new “safe harbor" warning that can be used by manufacturers, distributors and retailers…

Todd O. Maiden

California Green Hydrogen Update

USA - November 9 2022 As we previously covered, California has been working towards the development of “green hydrogen,” i.e., hydrogen fuel produced by splitting water…

Todd O. Maiden