By Brent I. Clark and Meagan Newman
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that more than 2.5 million temporary workers were on U.S. payrolls last month. This figure does not include farm workers. While employers see advantages to using temp workers they must also be cognizant of the potential liability for workplace safety and health of those workers.
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By Meagan Newman, Elizabeth Leifel Ash, and Craig B. Simonsen
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has reaffirmed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) use of constructive knowledge to impose liability on employers arising from activities at workplaces where more than one employers employees are working. In Summitt Contractors, Inc. v Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, No.
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