“New DOJ/DOL Initiative Criminalizes Worker Safety Violations – Employment Law This Week”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3MaZEMgotM One of the featured stories on Employment Law This Week – Epstein Becker Green’s new video program – is that in a year when OSHA penalties are already set to increase, a new enforcement initiative is putting pressure on companies to make sure they’re compliant. The Department of Justice and the Department of Labor … Continue reading “New DOJ/DOL Initiative Criminalizes Worker Safety Violations – Employment Law This Week”

OSHA’s Temporary Worker Initiative: 2014 OSHA Webinar Series, Part I

https://vimeo.com/93174313?utm_source=email&utm_medium=clip-transcode_complete-finished-20120100&utm_campaign=7701&email_id=Y2xpcF90cmFuc2NvZGVkfDBjMDQ0MmYyYTE0MjdlN2ExZWY1YzcxZmQ1YzU5MDI0NjgyfDI0NTY5NDA5fDEzOTg3MTI1MjJ8NzcwMQ%3D%3D Eric Conn, Chair of Epstein Becker Green's OSHA Practice Group, presents a five-part webinar program for employers facing the daunting task of complying with OSHA's numerous federal and state occupational safety and health standards and regulations. Part I of the 2014 OSHA webinar series will focus on OSHA's Temporary Worker Initiative, enforcement issues and … Continue reading OSHA’s Temporary Worker Initiative: 2014 OSHA Webinar Series, Part I

OSHA Regulations Update: “OSHA To Target Exits and Exit Routes”

Posted: 15 Jul 2013 03:30 AM PDT By Eric J. Conn, Head of the OSHA Group at Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. Last month, OSHA issued an enforcement memorandum directing inspectors to scrutinize whether employers provide and maintain adequate means of exit; i.e., unlocked, unobstructed, and clearly marked exit doors and exit routes and doors … Continue reading OSHA Regulations Update: “OSHA To Target Exits and Exit Routes”