By James L. Curtis, Adam R. Young, Patrick D. Joyce, Daniel R. Birnbaum, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Labor Tweeted and blogged about the safety of workers during the busy holiday season, indicating an area of potential enforcement for OSHA in the coming weeks.
Unsurprisingly, OSHA has targeted workplace
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By James L. Curtis, Daniel R. Birnbaum, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers should prepare for the holiday shopping season and protect their employees from harm and injuries.
As the holiday shopping season approaches, we are again reminding retail and hospitality employers of the importance of taking safety precautions during the holiday season’s major sales events,
Continue Reading OSHA Guidelines for Retailers on Holiday Shopping and Crowd Management Safety
By James L. Curtis, Daniel R. Birnbaum, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers should prepare for the holiday shopping season and protect their employees from harm and injuries.
As the holiday shopping season approaches, OSHA has previously reminded retail and hospitality employers of the importance of taking safety precautions during the holiday season’s major sales events,
Continue Reading OSHA Guidelines for Retailers on Holiday Shopping and Crowd Management Safety
By Benjamin D. Briggs, Brent I. Clark, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: Keep your holidays happy and safe. At this time of year, with all of the joy, parties, and excitement the season brings, employers need to be especially vigilant to keep and maintain a safe workplace environment for employees and customers
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By James L. Curtis and Craig B. Simonsen
OSHA’s Assistant Secretary David Michaels has just “reminded” the chief executive officers and retail trade associations that it is “critical … to take safety precautions to protect workers who may be injured during the holiday season’s major sales events, such as Black Friday sales.”
Holiday shopping has increasingly become associated with violence
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