Michael Clarkson

Oct 15, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Michael Clarkson |Robert Rodriguez |Robert Rodríguez |Karen F. Tynan

On September 27, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law legislation that requires the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) to submit a draft rulemaking proposal to revise the California Code of Regulations to require that workplace first aid materials include naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist to reverse an opioid overdose.

Oct 15, 2024 | ogletree.com | Karen F. Tynan |Robert Rodriguez |Robert Rodríguez |Michael Clarkson

Quick HitsGovernor Newsom recently signed into law legislation directing Cal/OSHA to begin the rulemaking process to add naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist to first aid kits. The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board will have until December 1, 2028, to consider adopting the proposed standards.

Oct 24, 2023 | natlawreview.com | Michael Clarkson

It is well known that opioid overdoses have occurred at epidemic levels in the United States for years. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), opioid overdose deaths have increased from 21,089 in 2010, to 47,600 in 2017, to more than 80,000 in 2021 and 2022. As the , so has the number of employees overdosing in the workplace. Employers are justifiably alarmed and want to do all they can to save lives.

Oct 20, 2023 | natlawreview.com | Michael Clarkson

In this episode of Dirty Steel-Toe Boots, Phillip Russell (shareholder, Tampa) is joined by Mike Clarkson, co-chair of the firm’s Drug Testing Practice Group, to discuss the safety issues associated with drug testing and marijuana in the workplace.