Presented by Rachel L. Conn, Rachel L. Graeber, and Beeta B. Lashkari As temperatures begin to rise, now is the time for employers to renew their focus on heat illness prevention. Although Fed OSHA made significant progress towards promulgating…
Presented by Daniel C. Deacon, Emily Toler Scott, and Andrea O. Chavez Employers striving to provide safe, compliant, and productive workplaces face no shortage of challenges when it comes to testing employees for potential drug use. The federal government…
Presented by Rachel L. Conn, Daniel C. Deacon, and Anthony M. Casaletta While OSHA lacks a specific ergonomics standard, it enforces workplace safety under the General Duty Clause (Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act), requiring employers to maintain workplaces…
Presented by Eric J. Conn, Aaron R. Gelb, and Hema Steele Employers expect OSHA to show up after reporting a serious incident or when employees complain about certain types of hazards, but the agency has been focused…
Presented by Jordan B. Schwartz and Hema Steele When faced with a request for a disability-related accommodation, employers often focus on the legitimacy of the request or the feasible accommodations that will meet the employee’s need and…
Presented by Rachel L. Conn, Rachel L. Graeber, and Scott Hecker Workplace violence has been a focus for both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) for several years, as it continues…
CMC's Cal/OSHA & California Labor & Employment Law Summit is an in-person program presented by our California-based attorneys to provide updates about California's workplace safety and health regulatory landscape, and important developments in employment and labor law…
CMC's Cal/OSHA & California Labor & Employment Law Summit is an in-person program presented by our California-based attorneys to provide updates about California's workplace safety and health regulatory landscape, and important developments in employment and labor law…
Presented by Eric J. Conn, Rachel L. Conn, Aaron R. Gelb, and Mark Ishu Building on recent enforcement developments, significant OSHA cases decided over the past year reveal an agency testing the outer bounds of its enforcement…
Presented by Kara M. Maciel, Nicholas W. Scala, and Kimberly Cole Internal investigations and compliance audits are critical tools for identifying risk, responding to incidents, and demonstrating good-faith compliance—but if not handled carefully, they can create new…
Presented by Kathryn M. McMahon, Chris Vamos, and special guest Maureen Ruskin, former Deputy Director of the Directorate of Standards and Guidance at OSHA The overlapping, confusing and often conflicting web of chemical exposure limits established by OSHA, NIOSH, and voluntary…