In 2007, CITGO Petroleum Corporation and CITGO Refining and Chemicals Company, L.P. (collectively CITGO) were convicted by a jury of two felony violations of the Clean Air Act for operating an oil water separator without the proper emission control devices, and of three misdemeanor counts of violating the Migratory Bird…
Protecting communications disclosed to third-parties under the common interest doctrine can be an uphill battle. Was the communication reasonably necessary for the purposes for which the attorney was consulted? Was there a reasonable expectation the communication would remain confidential? Was the content of the communication of the type that should…
Yesterday, the California Department of Industrial Relations issued a News Release, Newsline No. 2014-48, confirming that Cal/OSHA will be “focusing on safety compliance at construction sites in the San Francisco Bay Area, following a recent series of fatal accidents in the region.” Cal/OSHA investigators are being deployed to inspect construction…
The Department of Transportation recently launched a national campaign to stop texting while driving and other distracted driving hazards. In turn, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a reminder to employers that it is their legal responsibility under the Occupational Safety and Health Act to safeguard drivers…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction is June 2 – 6, 2014. A “Safety Stand-Down” is a voluntary event for employers to talk directly to employees about safety. The purpose of this year’s Stand-Down is raise awareness of preventing “Fall Hazards” and to…
Nothing strikes fear in a person like a black widow spider sighting, in part, because its venom is reportedly 15 times that of a rattlesnake’s. Although most bite victims do not suffer serious damage (except that children, elderly, and physically infirm individuals are at greater risk for serious injury), a…
On May 15, the Mississippi Supreme Court, in Christmas v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, ruled that Exxon was entitled to summary judgment in a case where its neighbors complained that the property (formerly operated as a waste disposal site) was home to many large alligators, making their lives untenable and decreasing…
Quantum Workplace leveraged employee survey data from “nearly 5,000 organizations and 400,000 employees that participated in the Best Places to Work program” to identify cities where employees were most satisfied with employee recognition. Information was collected about employees’ perception of recognition frequency on items such as, a pay increase, access…
Remember when Sheldon and Leonard played giant JENGA on Big Bang Theory? Cat Products took the game to the next level at the Caterpillar Testing Facility. Built for It Trials — Stack: Largest JENGA Game Played With Cat Excavators
Today, Pillsbury attorneys Tom Hill, Daryl Shapiro, Tim Walsh and Rebecca Carr Rizzo published their advisory Recent Decision Reminds Companies to Use Best Practices to Protect Their Internal Investigations. The Advisory discusses the recent oral argument in In United States ex rel. Barko v. Halliburton, filed in 2005 in the…