Nothing to Sneeze At: Evaluating Employee Safety Protections in the...
By James L. Curtis, Daniel Birnbaum, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: NIOSH reiterated last week that healthcare workers are exposed to a wide range of hazards on the job and healthcare...
View ArticleFight Club Rules: Using Restraining Orders to Prevent Workplace Violence
By Joshua M. Henderson, Ilana R. Morady, Brent I. Clark, and Craig B. Simonsen Introduction: We are posting our colleagues’ California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog post on workplace violence....
View ArticlePPT Slides from OSHA Trends and Developments: One Year into the Trump...
Seyfarth Synopsis: This morning our panel from Seyfarth’s Workplace Safety team led a briefing on OSHA regulation and enforcement under the Trump Administration. One year into the Trump...
View ArticleFuture Enterprise – Workplace Safety Compliance Comes to the Forefront for...
By James L. Curtis, Adam R. Young, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: Employment in healthcare occupations continues to outgrow all other industries, as the American population...
View ArticleOSHA and Title VII on Workplace Violence in Healthcare and Social Assistance
By Brent I. Clark, Adam R. Young, Matthew A. Sloan, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: Fifth Circuit rules on Title VII liability concerning workplace violence in a healthcare setting involving...
View Article“Office” Violence Is No Laughing Matter
By Christopher Truxler & Nicole Baarts Seyfarth Synopsis: Workplace violence is no laughing matter. Although California law arms employers with strict laws to prevent workplace violence, no one...
View ArticleWorkplace Safety in the Gig Economy: New Hazards and Liabilities
By James L. Curtis, Daniel R. Birnbaum, Patrick D. Joyce, Matthew A. Sloan, and Adam R. Young Seyfarth Synopsis: The growth of the gig economy has transformed the modern workforce and upended...
View ArticleHouse Passes Legislation on Workplace Violence in Healthcare and Social...
By James L. Curtis, Mark A. Lies, II, Matthew A. Sloan, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: Recently the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill with bipartisan support that...
View ArticleCDC Guidance on Workplace Violence in Retail Associated with COVID-19,...
By Brent I. Clark, Mark A. Lies, II, Adam R. Young, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: The CDC published guidance aimed at assisting retail and service companies in limiting...
View ArticleOSHA Updates its Enforcement Procedures Directive for Exposure to Workplace...
By Brent I. Clark, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has recently updated and published its enforcement procedures for occupational exposure to workplace violence. The...
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