Archive for the ‘OSHA’ Category
Second Circuit Clarifies Burdens of Proof in Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Cases
On March 5, 2013, the Second Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Bechtel v. Administrative Review Bd., U.S. Dept. of Labor and Competitive Technologies, Inc., Docket No. 11-4918-ag. The Bechtel litigation arose from a factual scenario where the plaintiff worked at the employer as a vice president of technology commercialization. [...]
OSHA Fines Employer $1.2 Million for Exposing Workers to Asbestos Hazards
AMD Industries, Inc.of Cicero, IL discovered asbestos containing materials on its heaters, boilers and connected pipes. Allegedly, they used their own workers, who were untrained and not issued proper protective clothing and equipment, to remove the asbestos and thereby exposed the workers to this hazard. AMD was prosecuted under OSHA’s newly created “Severe Violators Enforcement [...]
OSHA Public Outreach: Private Employer Survey
OSHA has announced that it will send a survey to 19,000 private employers to get input concerning workplace safety & health management practices. The goal is to obtain information to help guide future rules, compliance and outreach efforts. As we mentioned earlier this month, the EEOC is also engaging in a public outreach effort to [...]
New Tool From OSHA: Recordkeeping Advisor
When an employee becomes injured on the job, most employers are unaware of what OSHA requires them to do with respect to recording and/or reporting the incident. The DOL has created and just released an electronic advisor on recordkeeping that helps an employer to determine when they need to report such incidents. This could be [...]
