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In a flurry of executive orders starting at inauguration, the Trump White House has dramatically shifted administrative agencies’ operations, including those of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and its implementation of the pending “Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in...
Michael Metz-Topodas, Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, along with Rob Miller, Vice President of Safety at Keeley Construction, will be discussing Building a Culture of Safety Excellence: Best Practices, Metrics, and the Intangibles on July 25 at the University of Kansas 2024 Construction Safety Conference...
Intellectual Property 101 / Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks…Oh My! Thomas Edison. Henry Ford. Steve Jobs. These three household names revolutionized modern society through the protections afforded to their intellectual property by U.S. patent laws. Traditionally a copyright attaches when the...
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)...
With the rise of remote work, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things, data centers have become a critical piece of the digital economy. These facilities require reliable, high-quality electrical power, efficient cooling systems, robust physical and cybersecurity measures, and scalable...
Edward (Ted) Behm brings more than 20 years of experience as an intellectual property attorney to his work assisting clients with patent preparation and prosecution and IP litigation. His patent preparation and prosecution work includes both domestic and foreign patents, trademarks and copyrights...
Mike Sandfort focuses his legal practice on assisting clients with commercial real estate deals and a wide range of other corporate matters. Mike has experience handling acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and financing of commercial real estate. From his work representing both sides in...
A Strong Link in a Complex Chain The food and beverage industry sits at the epicenter of a complex supply chain impacted by shifts in the regulatory environment, consumer preferences and geopolitical issues. Current challenges include supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, rising costs of raw...