Utilities & Transport

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May
2
2018
 MSHA Engages Stakeholders to Improve Powered Haulage Safety Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Oct
17
2018
 MSHA’s Latest Stakeholder Call: The Latest on Fire Suppression System and Powered Haulage Safety Initiatives Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
29
2020
 DOT Proposal Restricts Service Animals on Planes: So Long to the Emotional Support Peacock? Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Oct
16
2021
 White House Announces Relaxation of COVID-19–Related Travel Restrictions to the United States, Beginning on November 8, 2021 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
1
2022
 Medical Marijuana in Your Suitcase? How One Basketball Player’s Conviction Raises Concerns for Employers Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
30
2017
 States May Not “Hale” an Out-of-State Railroad: No Personal Jurisdiction, Supreme Court Rules Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Sep
28
2017
 What’s New in Connecticut? 3 Laws to Take Effect on October 1 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
25
2022
 Federal Court: Employee’s Self-Serving Testimony and Discovery Responses Did Not Satisfy Burden of Proof on Summary Judgment Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Oct
8
2018
 MSHA Updates Guidance on Workplace Examination Standard Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Sep
10
2020
 First Circuit Holds FAA Does Not Drive Independent Contractors’ Class Action Wage Claims Case Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nov
23
2020
 FMCSA Issues Order Preempting Washington’s Meal and Rest Break Rules as Applied to Commercial Truck Drivers Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
6
2022
 COVID-19–Related Travel Restrictions for Eight African Countries Revoked Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Sep
14
2017
 MSHA Reopens Rulemaking on Workplace Examination Standard and Proposes to Delay Effective Date Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Oct
20
2022
 Supreme Court Questions Whether Highly Compensated Oil Rig Worker Is Overtime Exempt Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
12
2020
 New Jersey Closes all Non-Essential Construction Projects Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Feb
24
2022
 California Court of Appeal Confirms Expansive Reach of Federal Meal and Rest Break Preemption Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
10
2020
 U.S.- Iran Tensions Raise Concerns for International Travel Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
6
2020
 Delay the USMCA? Business Leaders Call for Postponing Implementation of the ‘New NAFTA’ Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
26
2022
 Major Cities Keep Public Transit COVID-19 Mask Mandates Despite Federal Order Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
29
2019
 MSHA’s First Stakeholder Call for 2019 Focuses on Large Mobile Equipment Safety and Dust Enforcement Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
4
2019
 MSHA Tests New Informal Conference Process Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
17
2020
 COVID-19 Update: Ontario Leave and Federal Travel Bans Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
9
2022
 ADA Design Standards Expected for Sales and Ticketing Kiosks and Other Self-Service Transaction Machines Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jul
17
2023
 OSHA Announces National Emphasis Program Focusing on Warehousing and Distribution Center Operations Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
23
2020
 COVID-19 Update: Travel Restrictions Announced Between the United States and Canada and Mexico Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
12
2020
 Reading Between the Lines: Which Domestic Travel Quarantine Guidelines Apply? Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jun
24
2022
 Eleventh Circuit Limits Reach of OSHA’s ‘HazWoper’ Standard Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
24
2020
 Michigan Governor Issues Statewide ‘Stay Home, Stay Safe’ Executive Order Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
4
2021
 Pennsylvania Supreme Court Invalidates No-Hire Provision in Service Contract Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Oct
27
2021
 White House Permits Air Travel Into the United States for Fully Vaccinated Nonimmigrant Travelers, Beginning November 8, 2021 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
16
2021
 Supreme Court to Consider FAA Preemption of PAGA Claims Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
19
2023
 Beltway Buzz, May 19, 2023 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
20
2018
 Mine Regulators Seek Comments on Safety Technologies for Mobile Equipment and Conveyors Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
30
2020
 DOT Issues Guidance on Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
27
2021
 Mexico’s COVID-19 Traffic Light Monitoring System: News for May 24, 2021–June 6, 2021 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
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