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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...
“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)...
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...
What Do We Do Now?! How To Handle an OSHA Inspection An inspection from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) can affect a construction site in many ways—from workflow disruptions to compliance issues. In this seminar, Michael Metz-Topodas reviews the regulatory requirements...
"A Change Is Gonna Come" What OSHA's Policy Revisions May Mean for the Construction Industry Michael Metz-Topodas, a Partner in the firm's Construction Practice, will be speaking on a panel during the American Subcontractors Association of Central Pennsylvania Half-Day Construction Symposium...
Last year, safety compliance in the cannabis industry took on a new dimension when the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited production company Life Essence Inc, d/b/a Trulieve (Trulieve) for an employee’s fatal asthma attack following workplace exposure to ground...
Don Lussier represents clients in complex matters involving a wide range of commercial assets across the United States, including real estate, corporate and commercial lending transactions. Clients appreciate his ability to efficiently identify the issues that really matter, and to find creative and...
Rob Duston is a business lawyer and litigator with more than 30 years of experience helping businesses, schools and other entities, primarily in three areas of the law: compliance with the public access requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Fair Housing Act (FHA), Section 504 of...
Richard Forsten has more than 25 years of experience in land use and land use litigation, commercial and real estate transactions and litigation, financings, construction and mechanics' lien law, environmental law and permitting. His appearances in Delaware courts range from making en banc arguments...
Wendie Stabler provides trusted legal counsel to clients across the country on commercial real estate deals (including leases, dispositions and acquisitions) as well as developments, redevelopments and expansions. Wendie's legal work also includes a wide array of projects promoting sustainable...
Eric Orlinsky co-chairs the firm's Corporate Practice and its Private Equity/Venture Capital subgroup and concentrates his practice in general business and securities law and counsels clients in private equity and venture capital investments, public and private offerings of debt and equity...
Andrew Palmieri helps national and local developers in the area of commercial real estate acquisition, development, financing, leasing and disposition. Regional banks also seek his legal advice on complex commercial loan transactions due to his extensive background in real estate finance. With over...
Dave Martin assists real estate companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other businesses in complex acquisitions and dispositions of office, retail, industrial and multi-family properties, including multi-million dollar portfolios and joint venture arrangements, across the United States...
Matthew McGinnis represents commercial clients in real estate transactions, including financings, acquisitions, dispositions, leases, and purchase and sales agreements. Matthew’s experience with real estate financings includes advising balance sheet and private equity lenders in permanent financings...
A Strong Link in a Complex Chain For restaurants, bars, hotels and others in the hospitality industry, the complexities of serving the public and managing service employees, while striving for profitability and growth, can prove daunting. Acquisitions and investments, capital projects, regulatory...
Jim Goodrich handles commercial real estate transactions and construction contracts across the United States for developers, owners, higher education institutions and major construction companies. Jim's approach to negotiations is to start with commercially reasonable documents and then to cut to...
Kevin M. Levy focuses primarily on real estate matters, including property sales and acquisitions, leases, commercial real estate lending and borrowing, development projects and real estate tax appeals. Kevin also advised clients on COVID-19 regulatory compliance and has commented extensively on...
Industrial facilities are the hubs of manufacturing, storage and distribution operations across the U.S. With ever-increasing volumes of online orders, fast-delivery options and advanced technologies, these facilities produce, store, and distribute goods and materials at rapid rates—serving as the...