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Federal Agency Must Follow Proper Process Before Removing Exemption Which Would Impact Large Number

Paul Goeringer

Oct 4, 2016
4 min

Federal Agency Must Follow Proper Process Before Removing Exemption Which Would Impact Large Number

This post is not legal advice. In July of 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a memorandum revising the retail exemption for facilities that would be exempt from safety guidelines established for handling hazardous chemicals. The revision of the retail exemption was in response to the catastrophic chemical explosion at a fertilizer plant in 2013 in West, Texas. On review, the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit held that OSHA had not follow

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Sep 16, 2016
2 min

Weekly News Roundup: September 16th Edition

By Mayhah Suri What Kind of Ag Law Outreach Would You Like to See? Now available online is a program evaluation for the Ag Law Education Initiative (ALEI). The evaluation will help ALEI determine what topics to prioritize in the coming years. Let us know what you want to know! You can take the brief, anonymous survey here: http://go.umd.edu/ALEIEval Updated SCO Fact Sheet Now Available Paul Goeringer and Howard Leathers recently released an update to the Supplemental Coverag

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Farmers, Are You Complying With MOSH Standards?

Admin

May 19, 2016
3 min

Farmers, Are You Complying With MOSH Standards?

By Faiza Hasan We all know that farms can be a dangerous place to work and for that reason, there are laws in place to ensure worker safety. This post contains some of the legal safety precautions for farmworkers that farm employers should understand. Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH), a division of the Department of Labor and Licensing Regulation, sets and enforces standards for workplace safety and health. MOSH has adopted the federal Occupational Safety and H

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Is My Farm Exempt? OSHA Confusion Continues

Admin

Jul 31, 2014
4 min

Is My Farm Exempt? OSHA Confusion Continues

By Kristi Kress Wilhelmy Editor’s Note: Today we attempt something a little different and take a break from Paul and Ashley posting. The following article was written by Kristi Kress Wilhelmy, a partner at Barrett, Easterday, Cunningham & Eslegroth, LLP in Dublin, OH. We would like to thank Kristi for allowing us to repost this timely article on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) small farm exemption and the confusion that surrounds it. The followin

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