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3 weeks ago | 
jdsupra.com | William Principe |Stephen Simko Jr. |David SMith |David Smith
A number of our clients have requested that we predict what will come from OSHA under the Trump Administration. We confess that we have no inside knowledge, but we can make some predictions based on our experience over the last 50+ years since the Occupational Safety and Health Act became law (during the Nixon Administration), as well as what happened during the last Trump Administration and the recent public statements by the current Trump Administration. First, a little background.
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3 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | David SMith |David Smith
The staff at the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is askingfor help.1 They are under a legislativemandate2 to reduce the carbon intensity of buildingmaterials in California by 40 percent by 2035, and they are notsure how to do that. Truth be told, it may be that no one does, atleast yet. While building decarbonization has long been recognizedas a core imperative in California's comprehensive climatestrategy, the core of this effort – embodied carbon –is a relatively new concept.
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2 months ago | 
jdsupra.com | Dismas Locaria |David SMith |David Smith
Over the past few weeks, the Trump administration has introduced sweeping changes across the federal government that have impacted the federal grantee and contractor community.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | William Principe |Stephen Simko Jr. |David SMith |David Smith
January 14, 2025 William Principe, Stephen Simko Jr., David Smith, Thomas Song, Patrick Tyson, Neil Wasser Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Consistent with the 2015 Inflation Adjustment Act, which provides for the annual increase in penalties under the Occupational Safety and Health Act by the previous year’s rate of inflation, the maximum OSHA penalties for citations...
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | David SMith |David Smith
Congress is on the cusp of finalizing the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and sending it to the President for his signature. The compromise version of the bill recently released by the House Armed Services Committee authorizes $895.2 billion for national defense discretionary programs and will shape U.S. defense priorities, from military readiness to emerging technologies.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | David SMith |David Smith
Amid California’s water crisis, Manatt professionals submitted a letter to the California State Water Resources Control Board highlighting key opportunities for the development of new desalination plants in the State to alleviate pressures. This letter provides information on the potential benefits of developing new desalination plants in California, particularly in the context of ongoing drought and water scarcity.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | David SMith |David Smith
Even California’s “Climate Governor” had concerns about rushing hastily into California’s unprecedented climate disclosure mandate laws. So much so, he proposed a two-year delay in their implementation. The Legislature responded with an emphatic “no.” After much negotiation and speculation, the Legislature passed and Governor Newsom signed SB 219 which granted the California Air Resources Board an additional six months to draft implementing regulations but left all compliance deadlines intact.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Christopher Griesedieck Jr. |David SMith |David Smith
A recent decision from the Court of Appeals of Virginia may have companies doublechecking the workshare terms in their subcontracts. The Court held that a subcontractor's 40 percent workshare only applied to the $70 million originally awarded under the prime contract and did not apply to the additional $55 million that the government later added.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | William Principe |Stephen Simko Jr. |David SMith |David Smith
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, addressing “Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings.” This proposed standard would apply to all employers in the general industry and construction sectors, with a few limited exceptions, such as firefighting and emergency medical services.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | William Principe |Stephen Simko Jr. |David SMith |David Smith
Enforcement season begins July 1, 2024. Employers in California must have a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan in place by July 1, 2024 (except for limited and narrow exceptions found in Labor Code section 6401.9(b)(2)).
