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Sep 17, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Adam Young |Patrick Joyce |A. Scott Hecker |Craig Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA
recently unveiled an online tool allowing the public to access
severe injury reports, injury trends over time, geographic trends,
and trends specific to each employer.
OSHA's new Severe Injury Report dashboard allows the
public to search and download data by year, industry NAICS code,
state, establishment name (i.e., employer), and Occupational Injury
and Illness Classification System codes.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | A. Scott Hecker |Patrick Joyce |Craig Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA recently unveiled an online tool allowing the public to access severe injury reports, injury trends over time, geographic trends, and trends specific to each employer. OSHA’s new Severe Injury Report dashboard allows the public to search and download data by year, industry NAICS code, state, establishment name (i.e., employer), and Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System codes.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Craig Simonsen
About the Program: Seyfarth’s Pioneers and Pathfinders virtual roundtable series has tackled critical topics intended to help our clients navigate the implications of generative AI and natural language processing models in the legal industry. Our first roundtable covered the risks and benefits of generative AI, the second addressed the AI technology landscape and implementation strategies, and our third explored the technology’s potential in lawyer development.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Craig Simonsen |Adam Young |Daniel Birnbaum
Seyfarth Synopsis: The
Occupational Safety and Health Administration's
("OSHA") Hazard Communications ("HazCom")
Standard was the most frequently cited general industry standard in
the past fiscal year. OSHA recently announced a final rule that
will update the current HazCom Standard to require new information
on Safety Data Sheets and labels. The updated standard takes effect
on July 19.
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | James Curtis |Adam Young |Craig Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: Numerous
business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sued
the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration over the Agency's new walkaround rule. The suit, Civil Action No. 24-271,
was filed last week in federal court in the Western District of
Texas, challenging the legality of the recent regulation that
expanded workers' rights to bring in outside representatives
during OSHA safety and health inspections.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Daniel Birnbaum |Craig Simonsen |Adam Young
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) Hazard Communications (“HazCom”) Standard was the most frequently cited general industry standard in the past fiscal year. OSHA recently announced a final rule that will update the current HazCom Standard to require new information on Safety Data Sheets and labels. The updated standard takes effect on July 19. Image from OSHA.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Craig Simonsen |Adam Young |Daniel Birnbaum
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) Hazard Communications (“HazCom”) Standard was the most frequently cited general industry standard in the past fiscal year. OSHA recently announced a final rule that will update the current HazCom Standard to require new information on Safety Data Sheets and labels. The updated standard takes effect on July 19.
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May 31, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | James Curtis |Craig Simonsen |Adam Young
Seyfarth Synopsis: Numerous business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sued the Occupational Safety and Health Administration over the Agency’s new walkaround rule. The suit, Civil Action No. 24-271, was filed last week in federal court in the Western District of Texas, challenging the legality of the recent regulation that expanded workers’ rights to bring in outside representatives during OSHA safety and health inspections.
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May 30, 2024 | 
lexology.com | James Curtis |Adam Young |Craig Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: Numerous business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sued the Occupational Safety and Health Administration over the Agency’s new walkaround rule. The suit, Civil Action No. 24-271, was filed last week in federal court in the Western District of Texas, challenging the legality of the recent regulation that expanded workers’ rights to bring in outside representatives during OSHA safety and health inspections.
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May 22, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Adam Young |Daniel Blumenthal |Craig Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 9, 2024,
President Joe Biden announced that his administration has formally
recommended relaxing restrictions on cannabis, marking the most
significant federal policy shift on cannabis since the drug was
criminalized more than 50 years ago.
The U.S. Department of Justice formally published
its proposed rule to reclassify cannabis from the
highly restrictive Schedule I tier under the federal Controlled
Substances Act to the more loosely regulated Schedule III tier.
