By James L. Curtis and Craig B. Simonsen
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the railroads have been fighting for years over employee discipline for workplace injuries. On Tuesday, January 15, 3013, OSHA and BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) announced that they have reached an Accord, resulting in BNSF’s voluntary revision of several personnel policies that OSHA alleged violated…
Continue Reading After Long Dispute Railroad Reaches Whistleblower Accord with OSHA
By Andrew H. Perellis and Craig B. Simonsen
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and The Ryland Group Inc. (Ryland Homes), have filed a proposed consent decree to resolve Clean Water Act violations. The complaint, filed simultaneously with the proposed consent decree in the U.S. District Court in Charlotte, N.C., alleged violations that were discovered through site inspections and…
Continue Reading Homebuilder to Pay $625,000 Penalty for Construction Site Stormwater Violations
