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Throughout 2023, OSHA has implemented multiple policy changes meant to enhance its enforcement mechanisms, including increased funding and inspector hirings, revisions to the "instance-by-instance" violation policy, modifications to the Severe Violator Enforcement Program, and the new electronic...
Help, My Business is In Trouble! When a business becomes financially troubled, the business owner often experiences denial, paralysis, or both. Lenders commonly lose confidence and then trust in the business, as communications tend to break down, deadlines are missed, and promises are broken. Small...
EB-5 Visa 2.0: Current Trends in the Program Interest in the EB-5 program, especially among individuals in the U.S. on H-1B and F-1 visas who intend to concurrently file an EB-5 visa, is at an all-time high. While the opportunity to obtain a green card through investment was reauthorized by Congress...
The TMA Restructuring Boot Camp is an interactive, two-part program taught by TMA Certified Turnaround Professionals (CTPs) and attorneys. The TMA Restructuring Boot Camp is a high-level overview of what it's like to parachute into a simulated distressed company to uncover the financial, management...
“Oops, [it] did it again.” Analogous to Ms. Spears’s lyric, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) once again causes a reset across multiple industries with its third iteration of an electronic data reporting rule. Beginning January 1, 2024 , for employers in specific high-hazard...
Contractors could start seeing six-figure fines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the next few months thanks to sweeping policy changes implemented earlier this year. In a press release and two internal memoranda issued January 26, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL)...
Appellate Practice: Celebrating 40 years at the Minnesota Court of Appeals Katie Barrett Wiik and co-panelist Jon Schmidt will discuss the rich history at the Minnesota Court of Appeals with the current Chief Judge and several former Chief Judges. - Jon Schmidt; Assistant Hennepin County Attorney –...
Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service national law firm, is proud to announce that Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice Vice Chair Monique B. DiSabatino was selected as one of Law360's 2023 Rising Stars. Editors reviewed more than 1,300 submissions for the Rising Star distinction, which recognizes top...
Decision Time: Second Circuit Allows Controversial Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases in Purdue Pharma Chapter 11 Plan Join a distinguished panel of lawyers and law professors as they discuss the Second Circuit’s important Purdue Pharma decision. Whether you want to learn more about the circuit’s...
Introduction The Supreme Court of the United States recently clarified the scope of appellate review over "purely legal" issues in cases where no post-trial motions were filed prior to an appeal. In Dupree v. Younger, No. 22-210, the Court unanimously reversed a decision of the United States Court...
Mediating Bankruptcy Disputes: A Ghost-Runner on Second or Need a New Game? Bankruptcy practice relies on mediation from preferences to chapter 11 plan formulation and confirmation, and many other claims and litigation disputes in a wide variety of settings, including appeals. The use and practice...
On May 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”) has begun a National Emphasis Program (“NEP”) to prevent workplace falls, effective immediately. The NEP focuses on reducing fall-related injuries and fatalities for people...